Tag Archives: Mideast

SAUDI MAN SENTENCED TO PRISON AND LASHES FOR DISCUSSING SEXUAL EXPLOITS

Mazen Abdul-Jawad, a man from Saudi Arabia who bragged publicly about his sexual conquests on a satellite TV talk show, has been sentenced to five years in jail and 1000 lashes.
Lawyers for the national airline emploee claim their client was tricked by the Lebanese LBC channel as he was unaware in many cases that he [...]

WOMAN IN SUDAN BARRED FROM LEAVING COUNTRY FOR WEARING PANTS

A woman in Sudan who has been charged with dressing indecently for wearing trousers has been prevented from traveling abroad.
Lubna Hussein reportedly tried to leave on Tuesday (August 11) to visit Lebanon where she had been invited to appear on a television program. But an airport official apparently told her that her name had [...]

IT’S A BIRD…IT’S A PLANE….IT’S A RABBI!

So much for chicken soup!
Fifty rabbis and Jewish mystics have reportedly taken to the skies over Israel in an attempt to ward the H1N1 swine flu virus away.
The group could be seen chanting prayers from the Kabbalah and blew shofars, the ceremonial ram horns, while circling Israel on Monday afternoon (August 10).
One rabbi tells the [...]