A Bahraini man was jailed for three months yesterday after being convicted of torturing a Bangladeshi employee. The sentence will be suspended if the 26-year-old fish trap maker pays a BD300 fine. He had been charged with assault and injuring the worker, the Lower Criminal Court heard.
The Bisht is the cloak you see some Arab men wearing from time to time. It’s purpose is largely ceremonial now and they vary in price from $100 to $1,000s depending on the cloth, its source, the gilding done on its edges etc. It’s a “must have” accessory if you want to show yourself as …
Saudi Arabia’s highest religious authority has issued an edict calling on all Saudis to report anyone they suspect of terrorist activities. BBC World. more… If this guy issued this edict on Sept 11, 2001 or even during the height of the Taliban era, he wouldn’t have had to issue it now would he? Short memory? …
So now I know what all the scuffuffle in parliament is all about. According to today’s Bahrain Tribune, that scion of knowledge and unbiased reporting, the right honourable Abdulla Al-A’ali is fuming against the Speaker of the House for editing the Naturalisation session where fists were almost used before it was broadcast, primarily because: “I …
Reflections from Canada has a good post exploring “modern” and “moderate” Islam, in part she says: Islam needs to be safeguarded from Muslims themselves before anyone else. and continues Extremism, intolerance, spendthrift, slander, backbiting, imbalance, disunity, vulgarity, you name it, are all behaviors that have been repeatedly condemned and prohibited in the Holy Quran. Unfortunately, …