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Petition wants mast out
United Arab Emirates Created: 18 Mar 2008
An online campaign to remove a mobile mast from close to a Dubai school is gaining momentum, with more than 1,000 people already signing up. 7DAYS reported last week that parents and teachers at Dubai British School in The Springs were worried about the childrens’ health due to the proximity of the mast.

Some studies have pointed to the ill-health implications that these base stations can have, with some showing increases in cancer for people who live close to them. And this week, a British woman named Mati, who is believed to have a child at the school, launched the campaign to get the mast, which
is disguised as a palm tree, removed. The site has been inundated with posts from concerned residents who feel the mast, which is run by telecoms company du, could make people ill.
“I feel that they have to put them somewhere else. I’m sure there are better places to shove them and protect the health of children,” said one poster, who identified themselves as beniegenie. Another wrote: “The mast is in the Spinneys car park just overlooking the school. We would like everyone to help us make du move the mobile mast from the school for the health of our children and the children and families who live (here).”
Peter Moore, head teacher at Dubai British School, said he was extremely worried about his pupil’s health as well. “I am worried about the long-term affects of the radiowaves on the children… I feel that the base station should be removed immediately.”
Meanwhile, posters have questioned why the mast was put next to the school in the first place. “Why was the mast erected without the schools knowledge? What do we understand about these masts? What research has been done? du has a responsibility to answer these questions,” said one worried mother.
A spokesman for du said yesterday that the company’s CEO had tried to contact Moore and would be personally visiting the school to discuss the matter further.
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Source: 7DAYS, Fareed Rahman, 14 Mar 2008

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