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Saudi Arabia: ‘Tortured’ Maids and Religious Police
via BBC News: A Sri Lankan housemaid with nails embedded in her body is to undergo surgery, her doctors said. LP Ariyawathie, 49, said her employer in Saudi Arabia inflicted the injuries as a...
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IMED exclusive guest post: Tony Manson outlines an internationalist plan for...
The following is a guest post by Tony Manson, in which he argues that the international community must take a more pro-active role if it truly believes in the two state solution. NO PLAN NO PALESTINE...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia flogs orphan girls
In another example of minors being subject to harsh sharia law, The Guardian has the story that Saudi Arabia has flogged a number of orphans for 'attacking' the head of their orphanage. The report does...
View ArticleThe Arab Apartheid
A guest-post by Ben Dror Yemini – we are happy to publish any responses to this article. Email office AT instmed DOT org The real “nakba,” which is the story of the Arab apartheid. Tens of...
View ArticleSaudi Funded Jihadist Charities Pay Pakistani Parents $6,500 per son
The Raw Story has a report that Islamic charities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE are reported to pay poverty-stricken parents $6,500 per son to turn them into Jihadist fighters and suicide bombers. The...
View ArticleThe Biggest Threat to Democracy in the Middle East: Iran or Saudi Arabia?
With one Middle Eastern country after another being caught up in the turbulent grips of the Arab Spring, it seems that almost daily we encounter new examples of repression and abuse. This suffering...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: how should the West act in the face of human rights...
Saudi Arabia is the world’s last absolute monarchy with an extremely arbitrary, reactionary and obscurantist justice system based on the most fundamental codification of Sharia law. The kingdom’s...
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