Authorities in the United Arab Emirates recently broke with tradition after they issued a birth certificate for a child born to a non-Muslim man and a Muslim woman, both expatriates from India. AdvertisingThe UAE, along with many other Islamic countries in the region, follows personal laws that are inspired by Sharia law. The legal difficultyIndian nationals Kiran Babu and Sanam Saboo Siddique got married in Kerala in 2016, and moved to the UAE the next year. Emirati authorities refused to issue a birth certificate for their child who was born in the UAE in 2018. UAE’s legal systemSince the UAE emerged as a federation in 1971, the country has charted differing paths in its economic and cultural spheres.

Source: Indian Express May 04, 2019 14:37 UTC