Poor Badawi will be lashed again on Friday. His crime? Speaking up - TopicsExpress



          

Poor Badawi will be lashed again on Friday. His crime? Speaking up in a repressive monarchy. We the Muslims are branded as barbaric because the bastion of faith - Saudi Arabia - is such a cruel place. Here are a few portions of Raifs blogging that got him into trouble. Reflecting on the role of the Muslim religious establishment on 12 August 2010, Badawi warned about the stifling of creativity: As soon as a thinker starts to reveal his ideas, you will find hundreds of fatwas that accused him of being an infidel just because he had the courage to discuss some sacred topics. I’m really worried that Arab thinkers will migrate in search of fresh air and to escape the sword of the religious authorities.... theguardian/world/2015/jan/14/-sp-saudi-blogger-extracts-raif-badawi?CMP=share_btn_tw
Posted on: Fri, 16 Jan 2015 04:45:08 +0000

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