Saudi Blogger's Flogging Should Outrage US
by Sarah Leah Whitson
Where are some Muslims getting the idea that violence against
journalists who offend them is OK? Why do they see beheadings as a
fitting punishment? A good place to look for answers would be to examine
Saudi Arabia's policies of intolerance and extremism. Last Friday,
Saudi Arabia carried out round one of a public flogging – 50 lashes –
against Raif Badawi, a young blogger, in front of the al-Jafali mosque
in Jeddah.
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