Marnie Pierce, British mother of two, has been thrown in jail after her husband, Ihab El Labban reported her to police for adultery which is illegal in the United Arab Emirates.

During a custody battle, El Labban stormed Pierce’s house with police and caught her having tea with a male friend. He accused her of adultery and now she’s lost her kids, is serving a three month jail sentence and faces instant deportation upon release; if not sooner.

Even Amnesty International have been reported to have “demanded the immediate release” of Pearce. Yeah because, you know Arab countries have a looooooooong history of stopping what they’re doing and listening to AI.

FidotheDog goes quotes Pierce;

“At the time, this man who I had met four times in my life – but was supposed to be having an affair with – was standing on the balcony upstairs having a cigarette and I was down in the kitchen making a cup of tea.”

Miss Pearce, who finally received her divorce decree absolute last month, said she and the man were arrested, placed in handcuffs and interrogated by police.

Nearly four months later, she claims she was told by police that they had gathered evidence – including used condoms, a man’s underpants and a man’s jacket.

Miss Pearce was ordered to give a DNA sample but she claims the man alleged to have been involved was never contacted and has been free to travel back and forth to Dubai ever since.

She said her husband took possession of the family home and she and her sons were forced to stay in a shelter before seeking refuge with a friend.




Despite it being easy to feel for Pierce, I can’t. That doesn’t change the fact El Labban is a downright bastard but the ultimate villain here is the UAE’s “justice system”, for making this all perfectly legal.

It is well documented that muslim law is one sided misogynistic rubbish, so why would you move to a country (“Hey I thought Dubai was the ‘modern’ Arab state?” barenakedislam writes) and live there for six years and then leave complain when it all turns to shit over a cup of tea?

You have got to commend Pierce for risking so much in her choice of lifestyle but from the beginning it was just that, a risk.

Sure I think the United Arab Emirates laws are complete nonsense and the fact that having a cup of tea with a male is classed as adultery is ludicrous but the fact of the matter is she lived there. As heart breaking as it must be to lose your kids to such a callous insecure man, I can only hope that when she’s deported she learns from her mistakes and others do too.

Take note Australia, this is how minorities are treated in muslim countries. There is no cultural tolerance, minority interest groups or bleeding hearts, you either fit in or lose your kids, wind up in jail and get deported. Perhaps that’s something to think about the next time someone gets on their soapbox and demands cultural tolerance over here.

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