Seems like it. Randy from Cupertino should probably avoid visiting UAE again.

https://uaelegislation.gov.ae/en/legislations/2131

> Section Two: Crimes and Penalties; 2. Slander, challenge, or insult the Divine Essence:

> Anyone who commits one of the acts stipulated in Clauses (2, 3, and 5) of Article (4) of this Decree by Law, by any means of expression or other forms or by using any means, shall be punished by imprisonment for a period of not less than one year and a fine of not less than (AED 250,000) two hundred and fifty thousand UAE Dirhams and not exceeding (AED 1,000,000) one million UAE Dirhams, or by one of these two penalties.

While this is obviously grotesque, it's both funny, sad and telling that the overarching name for the legislation is Federal Law by Decree Concerning Combating Discrimination, Hatred and Extremism. UAE learned this from the US/Europe.

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Nextgrid 10 hours ago | parent [-]

> the Divine Essence

Surely this refers to God/Allah though. I would expect using such a monkier to refer to the king would be shirk (associating/comparing something with God), one of the worst sins in Islam.

So Randy is probably safe.

	▲	dhosek 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Looking over the linked legal page (with the caveat that I spent ten seconds and I am not a lawyer although I did use to watch Law and Order every week), I didn’t see anything that would make the portrait of the king subject to the law.