Saudi cleric says its OK to marry 10 year old girls

Where would he get that idea from? Could it be because muhammad, islam’s perfect role model, married a 6 year old girl and consummated the marriage when the girl was 9? AP RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric was quoted Wednesday as saying it is permissible for 10-year-old girls to marry [...]

Saudi sheikh killed fighting in Gaza

Another misunderstander of islam. It seems to me that the greatest misunderstanders of islam are its leaders. Haaretz The unusual report of a Saudi jihadist, who was killed while fighting Israel alongside Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, appears to indicate that Hamas may be gaining greater acceptance among even more fundamentalist Muslim groups. As [...]

Somalia pirates drown with their share of the $3 million loot

allah knows best. Lift from The Jawa ReportFox News Five of the Somali pirates who released a hijacked oil-laden Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a reported $3 million ransom after their small boat capsized, a pirate and port town resident said Saturday. Pirate Daud Nure says the boat with eight people on board [...]

Somali pirates release Saudi oil tanker

The pirates are now $3 million richer. Reuters MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali pirates freed a Saudi supertanker seized in the world’s biggest ship hijacking for a $3 million ransom on Friday. The capture of the Sirius Star and its $100 million cargo of crude in November drew attention to a surge in piracy off Somalia [...]

Saudis among Clinton foundation donors

Is it wise to have Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State when the Saudis have donated up to $25 million to Bill Clinton’s foundation? Can this be a conflict of interest? AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton laid out a list of big-ticket donors to his foundation Thursday that is heavy with foreign [...]

Taqiyya of the day: “Islam does not support terrorism in any form and strictly prohibits shedding blood of innocents,”

WRite summary here Daily Times ARAFAT: Saudi Arabia’s grand cleric on Sunday indicated that militants do not have any connection with Islam and called for the Muslim world to unite in the face of terrorism to preserve stability. “Islam does not support terrorism in any form and strictly prohibits shedding blood of innocents,” Grand Mufti [...]

al Shabaab on trail of Somali pirates

I guess the pirates didn’t get the memo that Saudi Arabia is one their same side. But then again, islam does say that war is deceit and I wouldn’t be surprised if this is just smoke and screen. “Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country and hijacking its ship is a bigger crime than other ships,” [...]

US: Saudi has ‘long way to go’ on religious tolerance

No shit. Saudi Arabia has about 1400 years to catch up to the rest of the world. AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) — The White House said Wednesday that Saudi King Abdullah knows that his country has “a long way to go” on religious tolerance and is trying to make progress on the issue. One day before [...]

Muslim cleric wants one-eyed veil to control seduction among Saudi Arabian women

Because displaying two eyes leads women to wear eye make-up and that is too provocative. Why doesn’t Saudi Arabia just ban women. Thaindian London, Oct.6 (ANI): A Muslim cleric has demanded that Saudi women should be fully veil (nigab) that reveals only one eye, in order to control seduction.Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said that Saudi Arabian [...]

Karzai Appealing to Saudis for help in Peace Talks with taliban

Don’t make the same mistake the Pakistanis did when they made peace deals with the taliban. It will only give them time to grow stronger. Xinhuanet KABUL, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has disclosed that his administration wanted talks with Taliban through the mediation of Saudi Arabia, an Afghan web site Quqnoos [...]

Difference Between Muslim Terrorists & Sarah Palin? Lipstick

H/T: Infidels Are CoolJuan Cole of salon.com accuses Sarah Palin, the GOP VP candidate, of sharing the same values with Hamas, Saudi Arabia and even Iran. I’m sure once Sarah Palin is in office she’ll push for stoning of adultrious women, the death penalty for anyone who leaves Christianity, she’ll take away the driving licenses [...]

Labenese Man Jailed in Saudi Arabia for Claiming to be a Prohpet

Another shining example of Saudi Arabia’s religious intolerance. Fox News RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi religious court has convicted a Lebanese man of claiming to be a prophet and sentenced him to four years imprisonment. A judicial official in the city of Medina’s court says Lebanese national Tony Nassar was found guilty of claiming [...]

8 Year Old Files for Divorce

Child-protection groups say children are often given away in return for hefty dowries, or as a result of old customs…Yes…old customs. Wonder where those old customs came from. Maybe it has something to do with this … Volume 5, Book 58, Number 234Unexpectedly Allah’s Apostle came to me in the forenoon and my mother handed [...]

Activists Want to Stop Child Marriages in Saudi Arabia

For example, a father can marry off a 1-year-old girl as long as sex is delayed until she reaches puberty, said one marriage official, Ahmad al-Muabi Where would the Saudis get such an idea?Fox News RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — An 11-year-old boy gave out invitations to his classmates for a big event his family was [...]

Saudi Man Caught with 6 Wives

Thats two more wives than allowed in Saudi/islamic law. The kicker? The man is a religious policemen!! Hypocrites. BBC A member of the Saudi religious police has been accused of having six wives at the same time – two more than allowed under religious laws, reports say. The 56-year-old was detained in south-western Jizan province, [...]

60 Year Old Saudi Wins 10 Year Old Girl

Disgusting. How could the girl’s father have made a bet to have her married off to a 60 year old? Alarabiya A 60-year old Saudi man who was set to marry a 10-year old girl—he ‘won’ in a bet with her father—has postponed his marriage after protests from human rights groups, press reports revealed. The [...]

Saudi King Urges More Tolerance

Is this a joke? BBC King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has called on followers of the world’s main religions to turn away from extremism and embrace a spirit of reconciliation. The king was opening a conference in Madrid which brings together Muslims, Christians, Jews and Buddhists. He said the great conflicts of history were not [...]

Saudi Clerics Wants Saudi Citizens to Shun Terrorists

“Aggressions against Muslims and occupation of land … cannot be a justification for explosions, denouncing other Muslims as infidels and disobeying the Muslim social consensus,”. But aggressions against non-muslims is fine. Reuters RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s top religious official warned on Thursday Saudis and foreigners living in the kingdom to not hide information about [...]

28% of World Amphetamine Seizures in Saudi Arabia

In 2006, the latest year with data available, Saudi Arabia accounted for 28% of world amphetamine seizures. This suggests a surge in consumption of the drug in Saudi Arabia. Hey, if I lived in a repressive regime like Saudi Arabia, Iran or any other islamic tyranny I would be high as a kite all the [...]

Saudi’s Arrest 700 al Qaida Terrorists

Saudi authorities have arrested over 700 al Qaida terrorists before they could launch attacks against oil facilities, and security headquaters. CNN Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Gen. Mansour al-Turki said 701 were initially arrested, and 520 are still in custody. The remaining 181 were released for lack of evidence. Some of the suspects are believed to [...]

Charges Dropped Against Saudi Couple For Beating Maid

The BBC article conveniently forgets to mention that Saudi law is based on islamic law. The charges were dropped against the Saudi couple because whatever the “right hands [possesses]” may be treated as slaves. A lot of maids in Saudi Arabia are treated as such. BBC Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi judges to [...]