75-yr-old Widow Jailed for Inviting Nephew In (Mar 09)


	75-yr-old Widow Jailed for Inviting Nephew In (Mar 09)

TripodGirl

5-19-2009 5:25 PM

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saudi arabia, civil rights

TripodGirl says:

Saudi law enforces strict separation of the sexes to the point where the authorities are prepared to administer 40 lashes to a 75-year-old woman whose sin was returning a kindness.

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