So here’s the thing…this news is trending in West because for them it’s another conservative law by a muslim country. I have been reading the comments on various websites and got really infuriated by the biased freedom of expression. Westerns have been complaining that Arabs are too conservative and not so broad minded.

First of all why is Dubai being compared with USA and UK? We are comparing countries in two different continents, with 2 different languages, culture, history, people and background. Neither Dubai is America nor America is Dubai. A law is a law. If public affection isn’t encouraged then refrain from it! We don’t care if you’re from Africa, India, USA or Europe! Just as France passed a new law that muslim women aren’t suppose to cover themselves then whether muslim women like it or not they have to abide by it. If not, then they can leave the country. Same goes for Dubai or for any other Muslim country and that is if non-muslims think our culture is too conservative then F OFF!! Dubai shouldnt apologize for its laws and culture. It’s a matter of respect I believe. If you go and live in someone’s house..you HAVE to live by their rules because it’s their HOUSE. Same theory applies to every country. Dubai doesn’t even care if you drink…as long as you drink and stay drunk in your own house. For heaven’s sake…they wont even mind if Westerns make their own personal porn movie at home as long as its not done against anyone’s will or as long as you are not posting it publicly!

What’s more infuriating is that how Westerns boast about “freedom of expression” but in fact use it only for their conveniency. If they walk around naked…they call it an art, a freedom of expressing one self. But if you wear an abaya, or a long beard then you are conservative. No! That’s a muslim’s way of expressing themselves and expressing their loyalty to Allah and His Laws. No muslim country should apologize for its culture and for its laws. But yeah there is a fine line between having strict laws and extreme laws. Perfect example? The Taliban. *shivers*

You, weeping within my arms
And me, promising to protect you against any harm

How silly we had been
How crazy we were being

So here we are miles apart
Left with no feelings, no emotions to regard

Id so wished you hadn’t cried that night
Probably all the wrongdoings would’ve been set right

Probably my life would’ve made sense
Still filled with passion that was once so intense

Maybe this story might make you cry once again
Reminding you of all the emotions it contained

It was a simple moment that meant nothing
Yet it defined our lives from within

But my beloved I’d do the same mistake
To hold you in my arms while your heart aches

I’d let your tears rewrite our story
I’d let my bad judgement repeat our history

If I could tell a story tonight
I’d proudly tell about the time I held you
About the time you simply cried…

Between our touch, lies a reason
Hand in hand yet so hard to understand

The silence between us taunts our love
Asking us, “Is the pain still not enough?”

The path we took has taken a new turn
With not much to give, with no lesson to learn

I see our hands intertwined
But our hearts still so distant

Like wounded soldiers we give each other company
Being so strong from outside but inside so lonely

I hold on to you as my last hope of survival
Even though I know, being with you is equally fatal

But still I”ll hold your hand in every chance I get
I’d hold you forever if only you want, if only you let

Until then I’ll say words that don’t make sense
Until then I’ll be with you for no apparent reasons…

Within this silence lies an echo,
That doesn’t want to be repeated over & over again

Within this smile lies a question,
That questions every ounce of happiness remaining

I may not be able to hear your story
But I see it flowing through your eyes

I may not be able hear the echo
But I see it deafening your life

I may not be able to answer your question
But I see it doubting your existence…

While someone finds his the one,
The other along the same path loses one

This life is indeed on its own journey
And we are simply its chosen companions

My friend, in a tauntful tone, asked me, “One day he is gonna walk away and never look back. And you’re gonna be right here staring at things fall apart. We all will move on. What are you gonna do? How you gonna face your conscience after all that you did ended up wrong?”

At that time I simply sat quiet listening to my friend’s taunts but funny thing I didn’t feel bad or even at loss. Cuz I know by the end of all this I’ll be a better person than who I was yesterday and that’s all that matters. That’s all that should matter.

Ever since I’ve set my eyes on you
I seem to have misplaced my sanity
The moment I looked at you
You felt like an old companion

These words amuse me because I feel the person has fallen in love with the unfaithful who takes pride in its arrogance as well as ignorance. The sad thing is that although the other person can see everything but still he is blinded with love. I don’t think the word “veil” used should be taken with its literal meaning. Veil over here could even signify at how the unfaithful sometimes try to avoid the other person. Lust is easy…too easy…anyone can excel in it. But it’s love that tests your every capability & not just physical.