UAE tells citizens to avoid national dress while abroad after man taken for ISIS member in US

‘The United Arab Emirates asked its citizens not to wear traditional clothes when travelling abroad after a UAE businessman was forced to the ground and detained as a member of Islamic State extremist group in Ohio.
“For citizens travelling outside the country, and in order to ensure their safety, we point out not to wear formal dress while travelling, especially in public places,” the message from the country’s Foreign Ministry Twitter account reads.
The ministry also posted a message on their website warning UAE nationals to “abide by the ban of burqa (the veil) applied in some European countries and cities, which prohibits the wearing of the veil (burqa) in public institutions and places.”’
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