Two Singaporeans, one transgender, arrested in the United Arab Emirates earlier this month and sentenced to one year in prison have had their sentences reduced to a fine and deportation.
Freelance fashion photographer Muhammad Fadli Bin Abdul Rahman and his transgender friend Nur Qistina Fitriah Ibrahim—also known as Fifi—will pay 10,000 dirhams (about US$2270) and will be immediately deported, according to the Associated Press.
The pair arrived in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on August 8 and were arrested at a mall the next day for feminine dressing, the Straits Times reported.
According to the Straits Times last week, the families of the pair were informed of the arrest by Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) last week. Then on Monday, they were told that Mr Fadli had been sentenced to a year's jail on Sunday (Aug 20).
Cross-dressing and homosexuality are both illegal in UAE.
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in indonesia, you will be banned at work if your age over 40 years old, unless if you have own company.
example, if you go to hotel, none over 40 of workers mostly
so, if you are over 40 years old, you should better to avoid that places unless your money can be extorted with or without your consciousness.
look around ages where you are visiting, the workers ages and gender also malls.
In indonesia, transgender not accepted to work dress like women, unless you are regard as beggar, look like beggar on street to be laugh at
https://coconuts.co/jakarta/lifestyle/police-bogor-raid-home-12-women-suspected-lesbians-intimidate-leaving-village/
http://www.firstpost.com/india/discrimination-against-lgbt-continues-student-asked-to-leave-bhu-girls-hostel-for-homosexual-tendencies-4010173.html
He had robbed a bank but I think we (humans with noses) should be outraged.
It's 2017 and this nose phobia should be stamped out. Nuclear weapons if necessary.
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