President Obama’s bow to Saudi royalty wasn’t befitting of the President of the United States. It was, however, an acknowledgement of reality. The U.S. operates on their oil, a fact that we need to change sooner rather than later.
Category: Saudi Arabia
Leftist Relativism Inconsistent, Childish
At TalkLeft, TChris provides a textbook case of all that’s wrong with the far left’s moral relativism in this post about Saudi Arabia’s new death penalty crime – showing Turkish soap operas during Ramadan. [Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Judicial Council, Sheikh Saleh al-] Lohaidan advised the station owners that “those who promote corruption in belief and…
Saudi Thought Police Bust Mom in Starbucks
The 7th century geniuses who brought us jihad are still hard at work, this time making the world safe for male Muslim coffee drinkers: A 37-year-old American businesswoman and married mother of three is seeking justice after she was thrown in jail by Saudi Arabia’s religious police for sitting with a male colleague at a…
Islamic Law For Women
Saudi Arabia is very strict with regard to its Islamic doctrine and its influence in the courtroom is strong. Strong enough, in fact, that a court in the town of Al-Qatif recently convicted a 19-year-old woman for being alone in a car with a man, sentencing her to 6 months in jail and 200 lashes…
Saudi Women Want to Drive
And why not? The BBC says that a group of Saudi women plan to deliver a petition to the King Abdullah which would, if approved, allow them to drive cars for the first time. Members of the Committee of Demanders of Women’s Right to Drive Cars plan to deliver a petition to King Abdullah by…