The 204th Episode : Islamic world
[October, 2009 Dubai, UAE]
I was waiting for my turn at the immigration control. Huge here, too! The ceiling was so high like a gym. The number of the contacting booth is usually 5-6, but there were well over more than 10. And the officers sitting inside of the booth were all in white, yes the traditional racial clothes called kandoora, and ghutrah and iqal on the head. Of course they all had beards as a sign of adult manhood. That was an odd sight in my eyes.
In the Islamic world, women are not allowed to work and go outside among the masses. Men, as mentioned above, have beards as a sign of adult. I have some muslim friends but it was the first time to get myself into the Islamic world.
Alcohol is of course prohibited. However it seemed to be a little eased as many foreign tourist visit and/or foreign people immigrated. Or it is still illegal but might be tolerated. In a restaurant located at the high floor beer was served in a beer mug normally, but it was served in a kettle in a restaurant on the ground floor. People drink it as if they drink tea. They intend to cheat police officers at a glance. Everybody should've known it already!?
