2. United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is arguably the most developed country on this list, but even they have problems of their own. Somebody had to build all those flashy hotels, modern skyscrapers, and artificial islands, and we’ve already mentioned how foreign workers are being treated in oil-rich countries. There is a total of 7 Emirates, all with their own implementation of the Sharia Law. Dubai is known for its somewhat liberal interpretation of the law, and Abu Dhabi seems to be heading in the same direction. That’s because there are many foreigners living there, but this doesn’t mean Muslims can get off the hook as easy as the Europeans living in the Emirates, for instance. There haven’t been any death sentences carried out in UAE in recent years, but this still doesn’t mean such punishment doesn’t exist. Even country’s lawyers can’t seem to agree whether death penalty applies for consensual same-sex activities or rape only.
