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Saudi Could Be Flogged For Bragging About Sexual Conquests
Do you find it annoying when men brag about the women they've slept with? Well Saudi Arabia finds it more than annoying — it's flog worthy! Abdul Jawad, a Saudi man who boasted about his sexual conquests on Arab TV, is now facing mounting calls for him to be imprisoned or flogged.
Saudi Vice Patrol Gears Up For a Summer of Enforcement
Yesterday we examined Americans' sometimes confusing morals — but could you imagine if the US had a vice patrol to enforce them? Residents in Saudi Arabia do face that reality, as the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is gearing up for a Summer of morality patrol.
What will get you potentially jailed or publicly flogged?
Women's Gyms to Be Banned in Saudi Arabia
Feeling too lazy to go to the gym? You might jump on a treadmill or lift a few weights in solidarity with women in Saudi Arabia who face the shutdown of all women-only gyms.
Saudi women already face extreme limitations on their freedoms under Wahhabi Islam: they are not allowed to drive, vote, or run for public office; they must be covered in the presence of unfamiliar men; and they're required to have a male guardian.
Picture It: A Saudi Sandstorm's a Brewin'
A dust cloud enveloped Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia this week. The sandstorm caused car accidents, as well as road and airport closures.
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Unfitting? Women Must Buy Lingerie From Men in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has no idea how to treat a lady. It's jailed women for coed Stabucks runs. Banned the sale of Valentine's Day gifts, which might not be a terrible idea with so many unwilling valentines.
Something New? Saudi Cleric Condones Child Brides
A ceremonial wedding between a girl and a frog sounds like child's play compared to a real wedding between a girl and a middle-aged man. Yet the practice continues to cross our screens and affect real lives around the world. And it's not stopping anytime soon — at least not in Saudi Arabia.
Send Them to Rehab? Program Could Answer Gitmo Problem
Following President Obama's order to close Guantanamo Bay prison within a year, the US is looking for responsible ways to relocate prisoners. Since one suggested location — Alcatraz — won't do, US lawmakers might consider "jihad rehab."
CNN reports that a Saudi rehab program, which uses religious teachers to re-educate Islamic radicals, could solve the US's dilemma of closing the prison while also keeping Americans safe.
Eight-Year-Old Saudi Cannot Divorce Her 58-Year-Old Husband
An eight-year-old Saudi girl will not be able to divorce her 58-year-old husband until she reaches puberty. A Saudi court rejected her mother's divorce plea, ruling that the marriage contract — signed by the groom and the father with the verbal condition that the marriage would not be consummated for 10 years — was valid.
In exchange for his child's hand in marriage, the down-on-his-luck father received $7,500.
Front Page: Bush to Keep Guantanamo Open, Obama Leaving Campaign Trail, Saudi Arabia Charges 991 Al Qaeda Suspects
- Bush to Keep Gitmo Open: Though he'd previously stated a desire to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Bush has now decided not to do so, and did not consider proposals from the State Department and Pentagon to transfer the prisoners elsewhere. His current view appears to be that closing the prison would involve too many political and legal risks. It will remain open for the rest of his term.
What Would You Wish For? Saudi Arabia Debates Birthdays
Though it's a lightning rod in its own right, My Super Sweet Sixteen pales in comparison to the birthday controversy blowing its way through Saudi Arabia. The country's most senior Muslim cleric has recently denounced birthday parties as an unwanted foreign influence, going head-to-head with another cleric who's said pony rides and cake are just dandy.
Under the strict interpretation, even modest birthday celebrations are "haram," or banned.
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