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A blogger in Saudi Arabia is still in jail and there are no signs of him being released anytime soon.
Fouad al-Farhan, a 32-year-old father of two was arrested on December 10 2007 after he posted a blog entry that was critical of influential Saudi religious figures. Al-Farhan has not been charged with [...]

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The Quran orders that a man must beat his wife if she does not obey him.
Quran 4:34 - Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel and others because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; [...]

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The other day a good friend of mine asked if I felt the world was going to hell in a hand basket. I gave it a moment of thought and then told him that no, I did not. Since that conversation, I have given the question more thought. While every generation is [...]

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Since I just started posting yesterday, you are probably aware of the amazing breakthrough in women’s rights in Saudi Arabia. As of late January 2008, women that are not accompanied by a male “guardian” are allowed to stay in a hotel or rent an apartment by themselves. Amazing. Because of strict Islamic [...]

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In another showing of just how primitive the Middle East is, an American woman was arrested by the Mutaween police. This is essentially the “religious police” in Saudi Arabia. Yes, the same place we buy most of our oil from. Apparently the power in her office went out so she went to [...]

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