From someone who's been to the UAE and Kish ("The Land of Tranquilizing," as advertised in the Kish Airport) I have this to say concerning the following excerpts from an article in the international section of MSN news . . .

"What the heck is he talking about?"
Thank you for your time.

Kish, one of the three free trade zones in Iran, is the Islamic Republic’s attempt to lure tourism and foreign exchange. The island operates as a kind of bridge between the conservative morality of mainland Iran and the bikini-and-booze freedoms in parts of the United Arab Emirates, 60 miles away.

Unlike the mainland, there are no rules to limit the mingling of unrelated men and women. They even get together in wet suits for scuba diving classes — impossible elsewhere under Iran’s strict dress codes. On the streets, women go without the long coat worn across Iran.