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| Arab prince ousted for supporting rights of women |
| 2003-06-16 |
| Latest on the soap opera in the UAE. EFL. DUBAI - Tensions were running high in Ras Al-Khaimah, a member of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), yesterday after the crown prince was ousted reportedly for being too sympathetic to women's rights. "Eeeeeeeeeeeek!! Quick, Fatima, my rifle!" Troops and armoured vehicles were deployed around the palaces of the new crown prince, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al-Qassimi, half-brother to the former crown prince, who was appointed by decree on Saturday. Wonder what his views are on wimmin? The palace of their father, Sheikh Saqr bin Mohammed al-Qassimi, the ruler of the emirate, was also guarded by the military. The reinforcements were sent from the federal capital Abu Dhabi to the northern outpost at the request of the Ras Al-Khaimah authorities No reason was given for the appointment of the younger brother, who is 48. But the Telegraph of London reported that the crown prince had been removed over claims that he was too sympathetic to women's rights. According to the paper, a government employee close to the ruling family said the move centred on his wife, Shaikah Fawqai al-Qassimi, a playwright and women's rights activist in her early 40s. "Dammit, Shaikah, I told you not to translate The Vagina Monologues!!" 'Sheikh Khaled was told, at a meeting with his father and six of his brothers, that he had to banish his wife from the emirate and demolish the ladies' club that helps women here if they have problems,' the employee was reported to have said. The club that helps wimmin when their sweet Islamist hubbies beat the stuffing out of them? Okay, now I see why #1 son is gone. 'She has done a lot to bring the country forward, but Sheikh Saud does not feel there is a place for women in today's Arab society.' "And that's that!" The Telegraph said that on Saturday night, about 1,000 supporters of Sheikh Khaled, including tribal leaders, gathered outside his palace in a peaceful protest against his brother. The paper said Sheikh Khaled had been the de facto ruler for the past four years since his elderly father became Sheikh Saud is a prominent businessman in Ras Al-Khaimah, one of seven emirates that make up the UAE federation. The brothers, two of the ruler's eight sons, were born to different mothers. We could have guessed that! |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #5 have look at saudi i.p. addresses of al-qaeda members |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-06-16 20:31:45 |
| #4 This is essentially a reactionary coup against someone who was trying to coax his pinpoint country into the 20th century...sigh...when will they learn? |
| Posted by: Watcher 2003-06-16 19:59:42 |
| #3 That, by the way, is a clever play on the similarity of the words "cattle" and "chattel" in Engrish... |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-06-16 18:05:35 |
| #2 All together ladies: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-06-16 18:03:31 |
| #1 All together ladies: "MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO..." |
| Posted by: mojo 6/16/2003 6:03:31 PM |