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Omar Borkan Al Gala Deported By Saudi Arabian Religious Police for Being ‘Too Handsome’

Omar Borkan Al Gala Deported By Saudi Arabian Religious Police for Being ‘Too Handsome’

  “You’re so fine the religious police are going to banish you,” might be a relevant pickup line, or alternatively, “You’re so handsome, you should wear a veil yourself,” now…

“Burkas For Babies,” One Cleric’s Fatwa

“Burkas For Babies,” One Cleric’s Fatwa

One of the justifications for expecting Saudi Arabian women to wear a burka — a full body veil — is that this discourages rape: out of sight out of mind.…

Saudi Arabia Now Electronically Tracks Its Women

Saudi Arabia Now Electronically Tracks Its Women

Saudi Arabia, the only country in the world that forbids women to drive, and which was ranked second to last in a Thomson Reuters global survey of women’s rights, is…

Non-Muslims Warned to Respect Ramadan or Face Expulsion in Saudi Arabia

Non-Muslims Warned to Respect Ramadan or Face Expulsion in Saudi Arabia

  Officials in Saudi Arabia warned non-Muslin expatriates that they cannot eat, drink or smoke in public until Ramadan ends. If they do not follow these warnings they will be…

Saudi Arabia Bans Gays and Lesbians from School

Saudi Arabia Bans Gays and Lesbians from School

  A law that bans gays and ‘tom boys,’ lesbians, from attending schools and universities is being enforced by the Saudi Arabian government. The country has stated that they have…

High Price to Pay for Tweeting

High Price to Pay for Tweeting

An incongruous mixture of archaic religious strictures and cutting-edge technology could result in the possible execution, by beheading, of a young Saudi journalist, accused of insulting the Prophet Mohammad.  …