The United Arab Emirates has liberalised Islamic law by allowing unmarried couples to live together and consume alcohol.
The sale of alcohol and incentives to anyone under the age of 21 is now illegal under a new federal regulation. A restriction will be placed on anybody who distributes alcohol to someone under the age of 21.
The United Arab Emirates has liberalised Islamic law by
allowing unmarried couples to live together and consume alcohol.
The new regulations are intended to safeguard women, domestic workers, and the general public.
The new UAE laws
will go into force on January 2, 2022.
Premarital sex and drunkenness are already illegal, and the so-called "honour killing" restrictions will be repealed in November 2020.
"A couple must be married or have a kid alone or
jointly in order to have a child out of wedlock," the federal government
stated in a statement. "Provide the youngster with appropriate identity
and travel documentation."
This month, the UAE enacted a new secular family law aimed at making the legislation more appealing to foreigners.
If the parents do not recognise the kid and do not care for
him, a criminal trial will be held, with a maximum sentence of two years in
jail.