The following report is written based on the evaluation of a panel of psychosocial experts in the UAE for selected number of children drawings (n=166), who participated in the Perception of Happiness Project organised by the Ministry of State of Happiness in the United Arab Emirates.
Police figures back up the phenomenon. Seven cases of husband-beating were reported in 2010 — up from just two in 2009. Police believes the numbers could be much higher as many cases go unreported. “Arab men rarely report these incidents and some even refuse to open criminal cases against their…