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snooper2

(30,151 posts) Tue Aug 18, 2015, 04:28 PM Aug 2015

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10 Years in Jail & 1,000 Lashes: In Conversation with Ensaf Haidar

VICE

Published on Aug 18, 2015
In June 2012, the creator of the Free Saudi Liberals blog Raif Badawi was accused of apostasy and insulting Islam, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1 000 lashes by the General Court of Jeddah.

Vice meets with Badawi's wife, Ensaf Haidar, who sought refuge in Sherbrooke QC with her 3 children in 2013. They discuss the message her husband was trying to get across in his writings, the efforts made by both the Quebec and Canadian government to secure Badawi's release, and the life she left behind in Saudi Arabia.

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10 Years in Jail & 1,000 Lashes: In Conversation with Ensaf Haidar (Original Post) snooper2 Aug 2015 OP

Thank you for posting. SamKnause Aug 2015 #1

accused of apostasy and insulting Islam? seveneyes Aug 2015 #2

SamKnause

(13,107 posts)

1. Thank you for posting.

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Tue Aug 18, 2015, 06:20 PM

Aug 2015

seveneyes

(4,631 posts)

2. accused of apostasy and insulting Islam?

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Tue Aug 18, 2015, 06:29 PM

Aug 2015

What the fuck is this shit? Is this the real Islam or the not Islam way of abusing people?

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