Dubai police have reportedly arrested a group of Western female tourists for filming and mocking a burqa-clad woman at a restaurant, a video of which went viral on social media, sparking widespread outrage.
The footage, widely circulated online, shows two foreign women mocking an Arab Muslim woman wearing a burqa at a Dubai restaurant. The video, shared on January 1, depicts the women filming the Muslim woman and a man seated at a nearby table, mocking her appearance and violating her privacy.
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The video has garnered significant attention, amassing 43 million views on X (formerly Twitter). Its circulation sparked a wave of condemnation from netizens worldwide, particularly from Emiratis, who stressed the importance of respecting the culture of the country one is visiting.
According to a foreign news outlet citing Dubai police, the tourists were arrested for breaching UAE laws by filming the woman without her consent. The police emphasized the seriousness of the violation, underscoring the country’s strict privacy and cultural respect regulations.
