Clothing and Dress Standards in UAE
There are already laws setting out the dress code and signs at the entrances to malls. But Emiratis believe those laws are not being enforced. Dress Codes for Travellers in the UAE In June 2012, two Emirati women began a twitter campaign calling on foreign visitors to respect their culture and adhere to an existing dress code. Hannan Al Rayyes and Asma Al Muheiri launched their UAE Dress Code page on Twitter because they were "tired of seeing tourists in beachwear or revealing outfits in shopping malls". Too many girls in the malls were "wearing shorts so short they looked like hot pants", Ms Al Rayyes said. Their first followers tweeted last week about their "disgust" at seeing foreigners dressed inappropriately. "We don't want people to start wearing the abaya or anything. We're just asking them to cover up parts of the body that are sensitive to our culture," she said. A typical mall entrance si...