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2003-10-14 Arabia
Clerics shaken by public anger at Saudi’s religion cops
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Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-10-14 7:32:40 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 A Jordanian friend once told me that it was common for religious police in Jordan to stake out girl's schools. They would wait outside in minivans. If they noted a young man loitering in the area or worse yet looking in the windows, they would grab kid throw him in the van and shave his head.

My daughter is 10; I am beginning to see things there way.

My friend says that it was always pretty obvious to the boys neighbors what had happened. Evidently, chemotherapy is uncommon in Jordan.
Posted by Super Hose  2003-10-14 8:06:50 PM||   2003-10-14 8:06:50 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Saudi clerics appear alarmed by the increased attacks on religious police.

Translation: the public is getting tired of your crap. Are you listening?
Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-14 8:34:49 PM||   2003-10-14 8:34:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 "Some of the soldiers even used their hands to push the women, an act that Islam strictly forbids."

So, in the name of Islam, it's OK to mutilate a girl with a clitorectomy, honor-kill your daughter / sister / cousin, and execute a woman for________________________ (fill in the outrage here) in a soccer stadium, but pushing a woman is strictly forbidden.

Allah forbid, you wouldn't want to cross the line.
Posted by Hyper 2003-10-14 8:45:13 PM||   2003-10-14 8:45:13 PM|| Front Page Top

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