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Lawyer Says Saudi Man Who Boasted About His Sex Life On TV Wins Appeal

 Update On Mazen Abdul Jawad

Remember Mazen Abdul Jawad, the Saudi divorcee with 4 children who worked for an airline?  He became famous, or rather infamous, after appearing on the Bold (or Thick) Red Line program aired by the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) in conservative Saudi Arabia.  In it he boasted about his various sexual escapades. He spoke of [...]

Jennifer Birrell – Freedom At Last, But Without 3 Children And Husband

In case you are wondering what happened to Jennifer Birrell, here is an update.  Last we heard, she had appealed to Saudi Arabia King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud to intervene for the release of her Egyptian husband Mohammed Ahmed Nagi, who was imprisoned and caned on false charges brought by her former husband. Now, unexpectedly, on the [...]

Saudi Arabia – When Male Guardianship Is Abused

An article in the Sydney Morning Herald caught my attention today.  It tells the sad story of how an Australian lady who converted to Muslim and later moved to Saudi Arabia became a victim of the abuse of the Saudi Arabia system of male guardianship.

Jennifer Birrell was 19 years old when her husband died barely 7 months [...]

Saudi Caning – King Intervenes In Sex TV Episode

So the Saudi King has intervened in the caning sentence passed on female journalist Rosana Al-Yami.  Last weekend, a court in Saudi Arabia sentenced her to 60 lashes of the cane and a travel ban.  She was charged for her involvement in the airing of an episode of A Thick Red Line in which a Saudi [...]