Saudia Arabia: Another Piece Initiative

No, the title is not a typo!

Many thanks to my anonymous foreign correspondent for this little gem from The Fanonite blog.

Another Saudi Peace Initiative

When I used to live in Dubai (a place described by one friend as Xanadu-meets-Disneyland) the parking lot of the American University would fill up with Rolls Royces and other expensive cars with Saudi registration plates whenever Ramadan would end . They would be there to celebrate the end of the holy month by helping themselves to Eastern European prostitutes at the nearby exclusive nightclub…

Muslima Writers Alliance Petition to End Forced Divorces in Saudi Arabia

Many thanks to Aishah Schwartz of the Muslimah Writers Alliance for the following information.

Bismillah

Assalamu Alaikum.

Please see Press Release
Muslimah Writers Alliance Petitions King Abdullah to Stop Forced Divorces
http://prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb505146.htm

Read Petition Here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/no24orce/petition.html

Sign the Petition here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/no24orce/petition-sign.html

Appeals Court Ruling in Rania Case Postponed
Ebtihal Mubarak, Arab News
“The appeals court postponement is actually a good sign,” said the couple’s lawyer Ibrahm Al-Bahri. “This is in our favor.”
SOURCE:
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=92165&d=15&m=2&y=2007

PASS IT ON!
Jazakallahu khayran,

Ma’Salaama,
`Aishah

Malaysia: Chastity Belt Proposal

Cleric proposes chastity belts to curb rape

(Independent South Africa)

A leading Malaysian Muslim cleric has suggested that all women should be fitted with chastity belts as a deterrent to rapists and men who commit incest, a news report said on Friday.

Abu Hassan Al-Hafiz, an influential cleric from the north-eastern Terengganu state, said that women were most safe from sexual predators if they donned some form of barrier to their sexual organs…

…”My intention is not to offend women but to safeguard them from sex maniacs. Besides, husbands could also feel more secure, if you know what I mean.”

Unfortunately, yes, “we know what you mean.”

Newsflash: A woman’s body is not a piece of real estate. If you and the wife are having “issues”, try to reconcile them in ways that don’t involve hardware and locksmiths.