What Exactly Is Cyberbullying in the UAE? 

In a 2023 UAE survey by school safety authorities:

• 29% of UAE students faced cyberbullying at least once

• 41% of Indian expatriate teens experienced online insults or threats

• 19% of students received racist or colour-based comments online

• 4 in 10 teens never told their parents

Cyberbullying is not “online drama.”
Under UAE Cybercrime Law, it is a criminal offence with heavy penalties.

This guide will help you understand the laws, your child’s rights, and what Indian/Pakistani parents can do today to protect their children online.

Cyberbullying includes:

• name-calling or insults online

• sharing embarrassing photos or videos

• using fake accounts to attack a child

• racist comments about skin tone or nationality

• threatening messages

• group chat exclusion or humiliation

• sending videos or text designed to intimidate or shame

• spreading rumours online

• mocking a child’s accent, English skills or appearance

• posting edited or AI-generated images of a child

According to UAE authorities:

Official UAE definition of cyberbullying:

UAE Ministry of Education Anti-Bullying Policy
https://www.moe.gov.ae

UAE Cybercrime Law — Fines & Penalties for Cyberbullying

The UAE has one of the world’s strongest cyberbullying laws:

Cybercrime Law (Federal Decree-Law No. 34 of 2021)

This law covers online abuse, threats, defamation, impersonation and harassment.

Penalties include:

• AED 100,000 – AED 1 million AED fines

• Jail time for serious harassment or threats

• Device confiscation

• Travel bans for severe cases

• Deportation (in extreme cases)

Official resources:

• Report Cyberbullying (eCrime Portal)
  https://www.ecrime.ae

• UAE Ministry of Interior – Child Protection
  https://www.moi.gov.ae

• UAE Child Protection Law (Wadeema’s Law)
  https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/justice-safety-and-the-law/child-protection

Why Indian & Pakistani Children in Sharjah & Ajman Are Targeted More

Indian and Pakistani kids often face specific online bullying patterns:

• ✔ Accent and pronunciation teasing
• ✔ Skin colour racism
• ✔ Jokes about Indian/Pakistani nationality
• ✔ Mocking names
• ✔ Group chat humiliation
• ✔ Gaming chat threats (common in Ajman teens)
• ✔ TikTok or WhatsApp “meme groups”

Children attending schools like:

• Delhi Private School Sharjah

• GEMS Millennium Sharjah

• Our Own English High School Sharjah

• India International School Ajman

• The Bloomington Academy Ajman

• City School Ajman

…have reported cyberbullying cases through parent forums.

Internal link (your website):

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How to Report Cyberbullying in UAE (Step-by-Step)

Follow this exact procedure — it is the same process used by UAE schools.

STEP 1 — Collect Evidence

Screenshot EVERYTHING:

• chat messages

• usernames

• fake profiles

• threats

• images

• timestamps

STEP 2 — Report to the School

Every UAE school has a Child Protection Officer.
You have the right to demand immediate action.

STEP 3 — File an Official Complaint (if school does nothing)

🔗 Sharjah Child Protection Department

https://www.shjcpc.gov.ae

🔗 UAE Cybercrime Reporting (eCrime)

https://www.ecrime.ae

🔗 999 (Emergency)

If threats involve:

• violence

• sexual content

• extortion

• safety risk

STEP 4 — Report to MOI Child Protection Unit

https://www.moi.gov.ae

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How to Protect Your Child from Cyberbullying at Home (Practical Actions)

1. Keep devices in shared spaces

Never allow unsupervised late-night phone use.

2. Set parental controls

Use:

• Screen Time (iPhone)

• Family Link (Android)

• YouTube restricted mode

3. Teach kids emotional confidence

Kids who learn to speak firmly and confidently are 70% less likely to be targeted.

4. Role-play online situations

Teach them how to respond to:

• insults

• group chat exclusion

• threats

• embarrassing content

5. Monitor gaming chat behaviour

Roblox, Fortnite, Free Fire, PUBG and Minecraft have high cyberbullying rates in Sharjah teens.

6. Consider home-based confidence & self-defence coaching

Children gain:

• posture strength

• voice strength

• emotional resilience

• self-respect

• improved social confidence

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When You Should Hire an Anti-Bullying Confidence Trainer

You should bring in a professional if:

• your child becomes scared of school

• they cry before bedtime

• they hide their phone

• their personality changes

• they suddenly become quiet

• they avoid friends

• they lose confidence in speaking English

• they express fear of a particular student

A UK-trained self-defence and confidence coach working privately at your home helps children:

• rebuild confidence

• fix posture

• improve voice tone

• learn self-protection

• reduce fear

• develop assertiveness

• handle bullies safely and intelligently

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