Human Rights

BBC reporting doesn’t tell the whole story

by Haitham Sabbah March 30, 2005

Following up on the last post, I just came across this interview with Tim Llewellyn was the BBC’s Middle East correspondent twice from 1976 – 1982 and from 1987 – 1992. It’s sheds more light on BBC Biased story telling and the reasons behind it. Here is some excerpts from the interview: … “Since then, [...]

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Saudi religious police destroyed a clandestine Hindu temple in Riyadh

by Haitham Sabbah March 28, 2005

Saudi religious police have destroyed a clandestine makeshift Hindu temple in an old district of Riyadh and deported three worshippers found there, a newspaper reported on Saturday. [...] A caretaker who was found in the worshipping area ignored the religious police orders to stop performing his religious rituals, the paper added. He was deported along [...]

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Saudi Writer Sentenced to 275 Lashes

by Haitham Sabbah March 23, 2005

If calling the method for determining the beginning of Ramadan and Eid “primitive” gets 275 lashes, how many would you get for questioning woman’s political rights? From the Arab News: RIYADH, 21 March 2005 — The case of a Saudi writer who was sentenced by a Shariah court in Riyadh to 275 lashes and four [...]

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USA Protection from Bloggers!

by Haitham Sabbah March 18, 2005

No, not an Arab, not a Muslim. This is Jeremy C. Wright, a Canadian blogger who was interrogated & banned from USA. Him: Why would you visit someone in the states you’d never met (I mentioned I was planning to visit several people whilst down there) Me: Well, I have met most of them, but [...]

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They proudly did!

by Haitham Sabbah February 1, 2005

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Jordanian Marriage

by Haitham Sabbah December 19, 2004

What can I say!!?

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Arab Discriminates Against Women. Why Is That So?

by Haitham Sabbah December 1, 2004

Last week, Guardian-organised event at which more than 100 young British Muslims were brought together at University College London. The delegates came from all walks of life, and held a wide range of views. The one thing that came across very clearly was that the media are often wrong to refer to “the Muslim community”, [...]

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Fatwa: Internet Haram For Women

by Haitham Sabbah November 30, 2004

… except in the presence of a male guardian. From Al-Qabas, via Kuwait Unplugged [via: AraBlog, Chan'ad]

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Saudi Arabian Women’s Rights

by Haitham Sabbah August 28, 2004

After watching for so many years, I have more than enough reasons to be more than slightly suspicious of anything that appears in the Arab News. And with that disclaimer, I present the latest evidence of social change in Saudi Arabia, as an Arab News writer reveals that women are human beings! Just like him, [...]

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