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Dark, symbolic art showing a chained silhouette against a stormy sky, with ghostly figures and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the background.

Dark, symbolic art showing a chained silhouette against a stormy sky, with ghostly figures and the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in the background.

How the UAE Blacklists People for Expression The UAE, including Dubai, is highly sensitive to certain kinds of political dissent and religious expression, especially when: Criticizing the UAE government or royal family. Promoting political movements like: Muslim Brotherhood (considered a terrorist group by UAE). Anti-monarchy or anti-authoritarian ideologies. Pan-Arab or leftist movements seen as destabilizing. Expressing LGBTQ+ advocacy in public forums or media (they see this as socially destabilizing). Open atheism or religious criticism, especially of Islam. Supporting banned clerics or activists in the region. See more