"" Thrown out of the UAE this summer with no explanation, journalism professor
Matt Duffy believes his criticism of the country’s media laws, vocal support for
free speech and authorities’ increasing fears of Arab Spring contagion may have
been behind the move.
His wife, Ann Duffy, who worked in educational policy for the Abu Dhabi Education Council, had already had her contract terminated, also with no explanation provided, in June.
“When you live in a country like the UAE, and I think probably most Gulf countries, these kinds of stories are pretty common. You know people suddenly being dismissed with no explanation, so we were always kind of aware that something like that could happen"" (thanks "Ibn Rushd")
His wife, Ann Duffy, who worked in educational policy for the Abu Dhabi Education Council, had already had her contract terminated, also with no explanation provided, in June.
“When you live in a country like the UAE, and I think probably most Gulf countries, these kinds of stories are pretty common. You know people suddenly being dismissed with no explanation, so we were always kind of aware that something like that could happen"" (thanks "Ibn Rushd")
