"Saudi woman beats up virtue cop

Comment #7

sully16 — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:30:42 GMT

I hope I'm wrong to.

Comment #6

konane — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:34:21 GMT

Thanks Sully! I hope you're not correct on that one.

Comment #5

sully16 — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:15:32 GMT

That brave woman probably never survived the night, her own family can kill her for shaming them.

Comment #4

konane — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:36:16 GMT

Thanks Jarasan! Probably so.

Comment #3

jarasan — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:33:29 GMT

If they knew we had their backs for sure, this would all be mute.

Comment #2

konane — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:56:53 GMT

Thanks TigerAngel! I applaud her and like you hope for her safety.

Comment #1

TigerAngel — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:53:35 GMT

Great! I just hope that woman can hide out somewhere 'cause the punishment could be death in a stadium for her.

Original Blog Entry: "Saudi woman beats up virtue cop

konane — Fri, 21 May 2010 18:25:06 GMT

Saudi woman beats up virtue cop

By BENJAMIN JOFFE-WALT / THE MEDIA LINE

17/05/2010 16:43

Source The Jerusalem Post

Incident follows a wave of challenges to religious authorities.

............ According to the Saudi daily Okaz, the woman then allegedly laid into the religious policeman, punching him repeatedly, and leaving him to be taken to the hospital with bruises across his body and face.

To see resistance from a woman means a lot, Wajiha Al-Huwaidar, a Saudi women s rights activist, told The Media Line news agency. People are fed up with these religious police, and now they have to pay the price for the humiliation they put people through for years and years. This is just the beginning and there will be more resistance.

The media and the Internet have given people a lot of power and the freedom to express their anger, she said. The Hai a are like a militia, but now whenever they do something it s all over the Internet. This gives them a horrible reputation and gives people power to react. .........

http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=175779

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