ABU DHABI // Incidents of child abuse by unlicensed religious tutors have been reported during the past few years.
Since 2013, The National has reported on nine such cases in the courts.
One parent who discovered the dangers of hiring an unregistered Quran teacher was N A, a Pakistani. She hired a tutor for her five-year-old daughter on the recommendation of a friend.
But one day N A walked into the room to find the teacher was touching her daughter inappropriately. She and her husband fired the man, but decided not to report him to the police.
“We were so scared, and we knew it was wrong to hire such tutors. We thought we would be in trouble if we complained,” she said.
They have now hired a female Quran teacher. “I don’t think she has any permit but we are relatively relaxed because she is a woman,” said N A.
Zakariya Karaketty, director of the Al Manar Quran Study Centre in Dubai, said cases such as this highlighted the risks of trying to save money by hiring an unlicensed tutor.
“If someone still hires such a teacher then the family is naturally at risk, both of security issues and of legal actions from authorities,” he said.
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UAE v Gibraltar
What: International friendly
When: 7pm kick off
Where: Rugby Park, Dubai Sports City
Admission: Free
Online: The match will be broadcast live on Dubai Exiles’ Facebook page
UAE squad: Lucas Waddington (Dubai Exiles), Gio Fourie (Exiles), Craig Nutt (Abu Dhabi Harlequins), Phil Brady (Harlequins), Daniel Perry (Dubai Hurricanes), Esekaia Dranibota (Harlequins), Matt Mills (Exiles), Jaen Botes (Exiles), Kristian Stinson (Exiles), Murray Reason (Abu Dhabi Saracens), Dave Knight (Hurricanes), Ross Samson (Jebel Ali Dragons), DuRandt Gerber (Exiles), Saki Naisau (Dragons), Andrew Powell (Hurricanes), Emosi Vacanau (Harlequins), Niko Volavola (Dragons), Matt Richards (Dragons), Luke Stevenson (Harlequins), Josh Ives (Dubai Sports City Eagles), Sean Stevens (Saracens), Thinus Steyn (Exiles)
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Starring: Alec Baldwin, Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard
Two stars
The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
A MINECRAFT MOVIE
Director: Jared Hess
Starring: Jack Black, Jennifer Coolidge, Jason Momoa
Rating: 3/5
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Monday, Sept 30
Al Sadd v Esteghlal (8pm)
Persepolis v Pakhtakor (8pm)
Al Wasl v Al Ahli (8pm)
Al Nassr v Al Rayyan (10pm)
Tuesday, Oct 1
Al Hilal v Al Shorta (10pm)
Al Gharafa v Al Ain (10pm)