Archive for February 23rd, 2008

23
Feb

if you think you have it bad…

“Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia have begun investigating 57 young men who were arrested on Thursday for flirting with girls at shopping centres in Mecca.

The men are accused of wearing indecent clothes, playing loud music and dancing in order to attract the attention of girls, the Saudi Gazette reported.

Earlier in the month, the authorities enforced a ban on the sale of red roses and other symbols used in many countries to mark Valentine’s Day.”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7260314.stm

It’s at times like these when invading Middle Eastern countries doesn’t seem quite as abhorrent. These people are our “allies” who mutilate criminals in public, crash airliners into buildings and won’t allow women out of burning houses until they are covered properly.

If you want to get really furious, maybe you should read a little more about the human rights abuses indulged in by the world’s favourite oil producer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia





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