Eastern Winds
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Thought I'd start a thread to discuss the late Sheikh Maktoum, his son, wives and other children. But first, here's a video of the latest family scandal..
She rambles on a lot and her style of speech is a bit monotonous. So for those of you who don't have the patience to sit through the 40 minutes, scroll down...
0:01 Latifa introduces herself, says Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid (her father) has 3 daughters named Latifa and that she is the middle one.
1:15 "All my father cares about is his reputation, he will kill people to protect it. He only cares about himself and his ego"
3:00 Shamsa's escape and how her story ended up in The Guardian.
5:45 Shamsa's best friend Mona gets arrested, interrogated and tortured by the Dubai Police.
6:25 Latifa explains how her adopted sister Fatima lived her entire life in a cage inside their house.. this was her father's way of punishing her for being naughty.
8:15 Latifa's first escape attempt.
11:35 "They tortured me and told me that my father ordered them to beat me and kill me. My father, the ruler of Dubai.. all this public image that he's trying to portray.. human rights.. it's all bµllsh!t. He's the most evil person I have met. He's pure evil. He's responsible for so many people's deaths."
12:30 Sheikh Mohamed kills Bouchra, the Moroccan wife of his brother Sheikh Maktoum.
13:30 Latifa's prison experience.
17:40 Feeling betrayed by her own family.
"My mother was always worried I'd do something to tarnish my dad's (fake) image." "After I got out of prison, I felt no compassion from my own mother or my sister Maitha. They said: "you did this to yourself." "No, I didn't. I didn't tell Shamsa to run away. I was just trying to help my sister."
Latifa says it was Shamsa who took care of her as a child and that she sees her as a mother figure.
18:40 Post-prison release. Latifa's mental breakdown and being admitted to the hospital.
20:50 Back to prison.
22:30 The breaking point. Latifa's decision to escape.
25:21 "I look like my sister Maitha and brother Majid. So, even if people try to discredit me, I look like my siblings. And I have a copy of my passport and Emirates ID to prove it.
26:00 "I only have a copy of a copy of my passport. I'm not allowed to keep it, I wasn't allowed to drive or leave the city. My life was very restricted."
28:30 Life inside the palace.
29:00 Living a lie for 10 years. Sheikh Mohamed's sister "adopts" Latifa and Majid at birth and tells them she's their real mother.
32:00 How Sheikh Mohamed treats his children.
"A lot of people have been tortured and lost their lives. My father covers up a lot of murders, he doesn't care. He is the worst criminal you could imagine, yet he has this image of a so modern man. I have 30 brothers and sisters, he's no father figure. He just likes to post pictures of his children, to make it appear he's a family man. His public image, it's all PR. He has a son in Lebanon that he met maybe once or twice, and I think he gave him a handshake! He's neglected so many of his kids, he's no father. He's a disgusting human being."
33:00 "In Dubai, the media is controlled, as is much of the Middle East. If I don't make it out alive, at least there's this video."
34:12 Life after Dubai. Looking forward to the future (in the United States).
36:50 More on Sheikh Mohamed's atrocities and crimes.
She rambles on a lot and her style of speech is a bit monotonous. So for those of you who don't have the patience to sit through the 40 minutes, scroll down...
0:01 Latifa introduces herself, says Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid (her father) has 3 daughters named Latifa and that she is the middle one.
1:15 "All my father cares about is his reputation, he will kill people to protect it. He only cares about himself and his ego"
3:00 Shamsa's escape and how her story ended up in The Guardian.
5:45 Shamsa's best friend Mona gets arrested, interrogated and tortured by the Dubai Police.
6:25 Latifa explains how her adopted sister Fatima lived her entire life in a cage inside their house.. this was her father's way of punishing her for being naughty.
8:15 Latifa's first escape attempt.
11:35 "They tortured me and told me that my father ordered them to beat me and kill me. My father, the ruler of Dubai.. all this public image that he's trying to portray.. human rights.. it's all bµllsh!t. He's the most evil person I have met. He's pure evil. He's responsible for so many people's deaths."
12:30 Sheikh Mohamed kills Bouchra, the Moroccan wife of his brother Sheikh Maktoum.
13:30 Latifa's prison experience.
17:40 Feeling betrayed by her own family.
"My mother was always worried I'd do something to tarnish my dad's (fake) image." "After I got out of prison, I felt no compassion from my own mother or my sister Maitha. They said: "you did this to yourself." "No, I didn't. I didn't tell Shamsa to run away. I was just trying to help my sister."
Latifa says it was Shamsa who took care of her as a child and that she sees her as a mother figure.
18:40 Post-prison release. Latifa's mental breakdown and being admitted to the hospital.
20:50 Back to prison.
22:30 The breaking point. Latifa's decision to escape.
25:21 "I look like my sister Maitha and brother Majid. So, even if people try to discredit me, I look like my siblings. And I have a copy of my passport and Emirates ID to prove it.
26:00 "I only have a copy of a copy of my passport. I'm not allowed to keep it, I wasn't allowed to drive or leave the city. My life was very restricted."
28:30 Life inside the palace.
29:00 Living a lie for 10 years. Sheikh Mohamed's sister "adopts" Latifa and Majid at birth and tells them she's their real mother.
32:00 How Sheikh Mohamed treats his children.
"A lot of people have been tortured and lost their lives. My father covers up a lot of murders, he doesn't care. He is the worst criminal you could imagine, yet he has this image of a so modern man. I have 30 brothers and sisters, he's no father figure. He just likes to post pictures of his children, to make it appear he's a family man. His public image, it's all PR. He has a son in Lebanon that he met maybe once or twice, and I think he gave him a handshake! He's neglected so many of his kids, he's no father. He's a disgusting human being."
33:00 "In Dubai, the media is controlled, as is much of the Middle East. If I don't make it out alive, at least there's this video."
34:12 Life after Dubai. Looking forward to the future (in the United States).
36:50 More on Sheikh Mohamed's atrocities and crimes.