A walk down memory lane
The UAE’s dirhams were the first foreign currency that I had ever seen in my life (‘UAE dirham celebrates 44 years in circulation’, Gulf News, May 18). It was in 1976, at a time when I was working with one of the first luxury hotels in Dubai. When I received a handful of Dh100 notes as my first salary, I was so excited. I ran to a bank to exchange it into Indian rupees to send to my family in my home country. The exchange rate was only two rupees per dirham. It was a wonderful experience that I cannot easily forget. At that time, the Dh100 note was displayed with the watermark of a falcon, the national bird of the UAE. This report took me back to the good old days. I took a dip in an ocean of nostalgia. Thank you, Gulf News, it was a really great read.
From Mr Sunny Joseph
Mala, India
How could she?
This is such a pathetic situation — the woman has let this happen to her own daughter (‘India allows abortion for rape victim aged 10’, Gulf News, May 18). Yes, it is difficult to bring up children in this world, but that does not mean the mother should overlook the crime the stepfather committed, just for the sake of money. The child has been mentally and physically destroyed. How can the mother trust her husband again and bring him back? I am outraged she even considered bringing the paedophile back into her home.
From Ms Safa Harris
UAE
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Did she know?
The mother wants her husband to return home, as she is worried about the future of her other children? This woman needs to be worried about the future of these children when this man is present at home. The children are not safe with him. I wonder if she knew about it the whole time, and was just a mere spectator.
From Ms Mahnaaz Shaikh
UAE
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Not fit to be a mother
The mother and the husband should both be locked up in jail! I am sure the mother was scared of losing her husband so she decided to allow him to rape her daughter to keep him home! She is not fit to protect her own child. I think this woman knew what was happening to her daughter and she wouldn’t have reported it, if this young girl hadn’t become pregnant.
From Mr Momo Lairah Vex
UAE
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Dodged a bullet
Any woman who has the misfortune to be married to the kind of shallow man who does this, is lucky to escape the marriage (‘Can women be given option to say no to triple talaq?: SC’, Gulf News, May 18). Take the offer given, enjoy the freedom from having to live with such a person and do not take him back when he realises what he has done.
From Mr Glenis Stevenson
UAE
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A serious decision
Triple talaq should be banned and I think divorce through social media should also be treated as void and null. In Islam, divorce is a legitimate action, but is discouraged. Some people don’t take it seriously and think that they can divorce their wives at any time for silly reasons. This can’t be accepted and cannot be treated as divorce.
From Mr Abdullah Bin Ebrahim
UAE
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Misconceptions
Lack of authentic knowledge is the root cause of such problems. Everyone does what they think is right and convenient, according to their level of perception and understanding. Each person has a unique thought process. That’s where the controversies begin.
From Ms B. Adam
UAE
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Hacking for money or terror?
The authors have correctly analysed the recent hacking phenomenon that affected many countries around the world, particularly UK hospitals, which were thought to be targeted (‘Massive cyber attack shocks world’, Gulf News, May 14). It is evident that the hackers were blackmailing for ransom money. Apart from the 74 countries affected, the worst hit was Russia. However, the motive of whether this hacking was for money or terror is yet to known. With these attacks, all countries should join hands and establish safety measures to prevent hackers from gaining access in the future.
From Mr K. Ragavan
Bengaluru, India
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