Democracy & Human rights in the Arab Countries

INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 1: LEBANON 3 CHAPTER 2: SAUDI ARABIA 15 CHAPTER 3: EGYPT 21 CHAPTER 4: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 29 Democracy and Human Rights in the Arab Countries The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was a revolutionary document when the United Nations passed it in 1948. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of goodwill. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and …

…correspondence; however, there have been reports of censorship of incoming international mail. The Government-owned Internet provider, Etisalat, regularly blocks Internet sites determined to be "objectionable".Family matters for Muslims are governed by Shari'a law and the local Shari'a courts. Muslim women are forbidden to marry non-Muslims. In such cases, both parties can be arrested and tried. However, Muslim men are free to marry all women "of the book," which means Muslim, Christian and Jewish women.