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To: KLP who wrote (235443)	1/21/2008 11:51:04 PM
From: RinConRon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 795420

I have told my wife and friends for years that I believe the solution to radical Islamism will be the emancipation of Muslim women. Once that Genie is out of the bottle it will never be stifled again.

To: KLP who wrote (235443)	1/22/2008 12:30:05 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 795420

Human rights body hails execution of Saudi couple By Mariam Al Hakeem, Correspondent Published: January 20, 2008, 22:20 gulfnews.com Riyadh: The Saudi National Human Rights Association has welcomed the execution of a Saudi couple who was convicted of torturing to death the man's nine-year-old daughter. According to a statement from the Saudi interior ministry, the couple, Nashaat Ahmad Haji and his wife Eman Ghazawi, were beheaded in the holy city of Makkah on Wednesday for killing Ghusoon, Nashaat's daughter from a previous marriage. Dr Hussain Al Sharif, the supervisor of NHRA office in Makkah, said that the Association had been following the case from the beginning and had been active in bringing the culprits to justice. "This is a clear message to whoever contemplates assaulting innocent children," the NHRA official told reporters on Saturday. He added that the association is keen to maintain and protect children's rights to live a decent life, receive education and be treated with respect. He disclosed that other parties involved in five cases of family violence are still awaiting verdicts. However, he did not give details about the nature of violence these parties have committed nor the punishments expected. The Saudi ministry of interior said the couple had tortured the child for a year after gaining custody of her from her mother following a legal battle. "After the investigation, the couple had confessed to their crime," the ministry added. As a result of the severe torture, the girl died in April 2006. The execution of Ghusoon's father and stepmother is the first capital punishment case in Saudi Arabia for family violence. Family violence is on the rise in the kingdom. An official study conducted in 2006 by the Saudi ministry of social affairs has shown that housemaids, wives and children are the ones who suffer the most from physical violence. The study stressed the importance of setting up family counselling sections to help solve family problems as well as creating foster families to give refuge to victims.

To: KLP who wrote (235443)	1/22/2008 1:26:28 AM
From: Snowshoe	Respond to of 795420

Saudi progress will be "two steps forward, one step back." It's the craziest nutball place I've ever heard of... Forced annulment keeps couple apart By DONNA ABU-NASR, Associated Press Writer Sun Jan 20, 4:14 PM ET RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Two years ago, a knock on Fatima and Mansour al-Timani's door shattered the life they had built together. It was the police, delivering news that a judge had annulled their marriage in absentia after some of Fatima's relatives sought the divorce on grounds she had married beneath her. That was just the beginning of an ordeal for a couple who — under Saudi Arabia's strict segregation rules — can no longer live together. They sued to reverse the ruling, publicized their story and sought help from a Saudi human rights group. But the two remain apart and Fatima said she is considering suicide if her recent appeal to King Abdullah does not reunite her with her husband. more: news.yahoo.com