tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post115641651349166331..comments2024-03-27T15:47:17.599+04:00Comments on UAE Community Blog: The new word is profilingsecretdubaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13115610824191031176noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156772036710368752006-08-28T17:33:00.000+04:002006-08-28T17:33:00.000+04:00Excuse my numerous spelling and grammar mistakes i...Excuse my numerous spelling and grammar mistakes in the previous post. I wrote it in a hurry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156755593809471332006-08-28T12:59:00.000+04:002006-08-28T12:59:00.000+04:00The only reason the visa was canceled is because o...The only reason the visa was canceled is because of my act of "withdrawing my application for entry to the US". However, they told me there that I would be banned for 5 years from reentering and refused to be given a visa for life if I chose to leave which apparently changed after the media coverage. Furthermore, they still are not able to give a reason for my that happened, even on a diplomatic level. The Immigrant officers have the right to detain you indefinitely too and you have no right to a lawyer. Those are some of the the reasons that made me choose to come back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156681443960582682006-08-27T16:24:00.000+04:002006-08-27T16:24:00.000+04:00Airport Immigration Officers have the authority to...Airport Immigration Officers have the authority to cancel visas issued by the US Government?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156655366221660762006-08-27T09:09:00.000+04:002006-08-27T09:09:00.000+04:00What happened is very very wrong. The difference i...What happened is very very wrong. The difference is that if enough noise is made, the US guy may well be investigated. When this happens in the UAE, it's just tough luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156631882500321812006-08-27T02:38:00.000+04:002006-08-27T02:38:00.000+04:00Anon said"People are treated like this at Dubai ai...Anon said<BR/><BR/>"People are treated like this at Dubai airport everyday, so it’s so funny to hear people complaining about this issue. Shut your pie hole”<BR/><BR/>Just because Dubai or the UAE does the same thing or even worse, does not make it RIGHT - does it? I have a lot more respect for the US, however, do not stand by its faults!<BR/><BR/>Ofcourse customs & immigration officers, have a legit right to do their job. However in A SANE, CIVILIZED, LEGIT AND GODDAMN HUMANE MANNER.<BR/><BR/>With all due respect, this BLOG is a forum for free debate - not a Republican moderated site, hence, please avoid or do away with your rather radical comments.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156620214056081132006-08-26T23:23:00.000+04:002006-08-26T23:23:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156585747914914692006-08-26T13:49:00.000+04:002006-08-26T13:49:00.000+04:00>>Tim Newman said... On the subject of profiling a...>>Tim Newman said... <BR/>On the subject of profiling an bigotry at airports, how easy is it for a Jew to enter the UAE? <<<BR/><BR/>Very easy. I have Jewish friends who come and visit every year, sometimes twice a year and have never had a problem despite the fact they have Israeli stamps in their passport and she is a rabbi. They even visit the Jumeirah Mosque and got into a lively but friendly debate with one of the teachers there last year - I must admit that freaked me out a bit! But they get abuse trying to gt into the US becasue they have a Middle Eastern sounding name despite speaking with plummy English accents and both being Cambridge graduates!<BR/>SuzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156575260897030672006-08-26T10:54:00.000+04:002006-08-26T10:54:00.000+04:00The immigration Officers in question must be jaile...The immigration Officers in question must be jailed for a minimum of six years. Also, in future, anyone looking like he's of Arabic origin, or that his religion is Islam (however that is determined) should not be searched, delayed, asked to stand aside, questioned, have his visa cancelled (irrespective of what stamps may or may not be on his i49 form), or otherwise treated disrespectfully at any Western airport for any reason whatsoever.<BR/><BR/>As for the report, there's nothing more to it than what was in the Gulf News. He's an Arab and a Muslim, so he was harassed, treated badly and had his visa cancelled. The rest is pure speculation, so kindly desist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156574488742810682006-08-26T10:41:00.000+04:002006-08-26T10:41:00.000+04:00On the subject of profiling an bigotry at airports...On the subject of profiling an bigotry at airports, how easy is it for a Jew to enter the UAE?Tim Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12037178111868843708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156570101318554922006-08-26T09:28:00.000+04:002006-08-26T09:28:00.000+04:00People are treated like this at Dubai airport ever...People are treated like this at Dubai airport everyday, so its so funny to hear people complaining about this issue. Shut your pie hole, if people entering your country have to put up with your stupid immigration questions and rudeness we DAMN have the right to freakin search anyone the way we want and when we want.Its not your right but privilege to enter the US so SHUT UP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156538074023838812006-08-26T00:34:00.000+04:002006-08-26T00:34:00.000+04:00Sorry, I don't buy it. Detain him? Yes. Put his wi...Sorry, I don't buy it. Detain him? Yes. Put his wife and children under hotel/house arrest? Yes. Interrogate everybody. Uh huh. Cancel their residence visa? Sorry. I'm not saying he did anything wrong, but there had to have been some kind of tip off, some inappropriate/suspicious action from him, or some specific reason that this happened. There's something else there.Mme Cynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270050276741592376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156480003272717372006-08-25T08:26:00.000+04:002006-08-25T08:26:00.000+04:00actually, there was no story behind it.They saw a ...actually, there was no story behind it.<BR/><BR/>They saw a tan arab muslim entering the US from the Middle East. <BR/><BR/>Ignorance and racism was put into place there.<BR/><BR/>I hope he sues. sues big time.Arabizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703809874434378434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156448191778872622006-08-24T23:36:00.000+04:002006-08-24T23:36:00.000+04:00I do not agree with racial profiling, but there ha...I do not agree with racial profiling, but there has to be more to this story than, what is written in the Gulf News. They would not just cancel a visa, just for the heck of it, there had to be a reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156446856386149402006-08-24T23:14:00.000+04:002006-08-24T23:14:00.000+04:00this is so sad. people are on a witch hunt :/this is so sad. <BR/>people are on a witch hunt :/Arabizedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703809874434378434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156434699141160362006-08-24T19:51:00.000+04:002006-08-24T19:51:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156432776724284762006-08-24T19:19:00.000+04:002006-08-24T19:19:00.000+04:00The guy is a student and his kids and wife were wi...The guy is a student and his kids and wife were with him too. What kind of profiling is that?ColOmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782246242397086830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156432685249842562006-08-24T19:18:00.000+04:002006-08-24T19:18:00.000+04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ColOmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10782246242397086830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15456688.post-1156431928328347052006-08-24T19:05:00.000+04:002006-08-24T19:05:00.000+04:00This is sad - sad because, there are a lot of igno...This is sad - sad because, there are a lot of ignorant, mindless, clueless bigots hired as immigration officers.<BR/><BR/>Most of them are given so much power with little or no oversight, hence feel they are free to purse and treat folks anyway they want - even to the extent of their f*****g mood swings!!roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.com