Thursday, September 29, 2011

Saudi King Reverses Court's Choice to Lash a Woman for Driving her Vehicle

In a surprising -but definitely welcome- turn of events, Saudi King Abdullah has overturned the sentencing of a young woman to 10 whiplashes for driving her car. The news came from Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel's twitter account.
For those of you wondering, Princess Ameerah is a member of the Saudi royal family by means of her husband, HRH Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal who is King Abdullah's nephew.
“Thank God, the lashing of Shaima is cancelled. Thanks to our beloved King. I’m confident all

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