Riyadh - not the most enlightened place.
Nov 14th 2009, 2:16 pm
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Riyadh - not the most enlightened place.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/the-aust...1113-ier0.html
Interesting and sad story of an Aussie girl caught up in a case of spousal abuse in Riyadh.
Interesting and sad story of an Aussie girl caught up in a case of spousal abuse in Riyadh.
Nov 16th 2009, 11:13 am
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Re: Riyadh - not the most enlightened place.
Two kinds of crazy on display here.
1. Misguided girl who may as well have joined a cult but found Islam instead.
2. KSA.
1. Misguided girl who may as well have joined a cult but found Islam instead.
2. KSA.
Nov 16th 2009, 2:31 pm
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Re: Riyadh - not the most enlightened place.
...actually I'd bet most cults don't make women cover themselves, allow husband to beat their wives and accept second class status to men
But I do like what she said at the end:
"But I'm still a human, an Australian and perhaps a classic case of warning for all the future silly blondes contemplating the same."
N.
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Nov 16th 2009, 4:23 pm
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Re: Riyadh - not the most enlightened place.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/the-aust...1113-ier0.html
Interesting and sad story of an Aussie girl caught up in a case of spousal abuse in Riyadh.
Interesting and sad story of an Aussie girl caught up in a case of spousal abuse in Riyadh.
Nov 16th 2009, 6:35 pm
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Re: Riyadh - not the most enlightened place.
Good luck to her with the rest of her life.
