UAE relaxes Islamic laws for greater personal liberties

Alcohol restrictions are loosened, “honor killings” criminalized and unmarried couples may cohabit under a major overhaul of Islamic personal laws announced on Saturday by the United Arab Emirates. The government said the legal reforms were part of efforts to improve legislation and the investment climate in the country, as well as to consolidate “tolerance principles”.to keep pace with a rapidly changing society at home.

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