The United Arab Emirates has escaped the popular unrest shaking the Arab world, but the case of six Islamist activists stripped of citizenship rights shows how wary the oil-producing state is about the spread of political Islam after the "Arab Spring."
Analysts say UAE decision-makers fear the Gulf Arab state is not immune to the increasing influence of Islamists in countries like Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco.
Last year, five political activists were arrested and sentenced to prison on charges of insulting UAE rulers.
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