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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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In a recent article on CNN, it’s reported that nearly half of American adults are leaving the faith tradition of their upbringing. They are either changing religious affiliation altogether or abandoning their faith completely.
The article goes on to state that one in four adults ages 18 to 29 claim no affiliation with a religious [...]

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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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Hot off the press today, CNN is reporting that hundreds of women in Iraq are brutally killed (some in front of their children) for not following Islamic law. These women have been found beheaded, beaten, strangled, and in some cases had their arms and legs removed. Not that any crime is worthy of [...]

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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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