not unlike in other countries in the region and around the world a uae study involving uae residents shows that would report rape attacks to the police however the majority of national women would refrain from doing so when asked about what discourages them of the interviewed female nationals claimed concern about family honour or their own reputation and of female national respondents feared being judged by society or unjustly accused of immoral behaviour this exposes a deeprooted fear among women that dealing with law enforcement authorities can lead to trouble