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| August 1, 2012 | Emiratis enraged over UK mag publishing 'top 5 bars to visit during Ramadan' list | |
London: UK magazine Time Out's Dubai edition has been accused of disrespecting Islam, after it published a list of the city's top five bars to visit during the Muslim holy month, Ramadan. The magazine, popular among the emirate's ex-pat residents, reportedly published the article
in its Ramadan issue, under the headline '5 to try: bars in Ramadan' and the names
of the bars in the city which would be open throughout the holy period and gave
their hours of business. However, the magazine's tweeted link to the article online
was picked up on by Emiratis, who began an online campaign using the hashtag #stoptimeoutdubai
on Twitter. "If u don't like the culture and have no respect. Leave," the Daily
Mail quoted a user, as saying, while another tweeter said that his culture was
being 'perverted by alcoholics'. The social media storm prompted Time Out Dubai
to issue an apology. "We would like to apologise for any offence caused by our
recent article on the subject of nightlife during Ramadan," it said in a statement.
"We respect local culture and traditions and this was a error of judgment on our
part," it added. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, in which
Muslims abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk and are
generally more pious in their observance of religious rules, the report said.
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