Editing Public display of affection (section)

===Middle East===
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Middle Eastern countries such as [[Iraq]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Jordan]] and [[Egypt]] are predominantly Muslim cultures. Although public displays of affection generally do not fit the local culture and customs, it varies even among these countries.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}} Decency laws do not allow public displays of affection. Penalties can be severe based on the action in different countries.{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}

For example, travelers to [[Dubai]] have been given jail sentences for kissing in public. In 2009 a British couple caught publicly kissing in Dubai were sentenced to deportation following a three-month prison sentence.<ref name=":0" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=May 2025}} An unmarried Indian couple, who were in a taxi, were sentenced to one year in prison for hugging and kissing.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://thriftytraveling.com/going-to-dubai-better-know-the-law/|website=Thrifty Traveling|title=Going to Dubai? Better Know the LAWS |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140626085809/https://thriftytraveling.com/going-to-dubai-better-know-the-law |archive-date=26 June 2014}}</ref> The taxi driver drove the couple directly to a police station.<ref name=":0" /> Kissing is considered "an offence to public decency".{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}