Legal Opinion
Zoarab v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2008No. 07-3624PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge.
In this asylum case, Ghazi Zoarab asks court to give controlling weight to the unique circumstances of the monarchical government in the United Arab Emirates (the “U.A.E.”), where any expression against the integrity of a royal family member is said to constitute political expression. Contrary to Zoarab’s contention, however, there is little in the record to suggest that his comments about a soured business deal with a prince amounted to political speech. Accordingly, we deny his petition for review.
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A. Factual Background
Zoarab was born in 1949 in Rafah,…
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