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Getting to Saudi Arabia

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 08.31.2009 | Style

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Chris Guillebeau

During the day in Saudi Arabia I worked out in the fitness center and went to shopping malls. That's pretty much all that a non-Muslim, Western visitor can do in Riyadh, so that's what I did.

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Malaysian Prince Sues Estranged Wife, Mother-In-Law For $30M Over Rape Allegations

Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

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A Malaysian prince is seeking $30 million in damages from his estranged wife and mother-in-law over accusations that he raped and tortured his wife. A...

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Malaysia Bans Conversion Of Children Without Both Parents' Consent

Times of India | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

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KUALA LUMPUR: In an attempt to ease interfaith conflicts that have strained race relations, Malaysia on Thursday banned the conversion of children wit...

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Singapore: Man Jailed For Throwing Wife Out Window

Times Of India | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

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An Australian executive who threw his Thai wife out of their fourth-floor window after an altercation, was jailed for 25 months today by a Singapore c...

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Malaysia's New Trafficking Law Leads To First Conviction Over Prostitution Case

Ndtv.com | Posted 01.23.2009 | World

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An Indian woman has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a Malaysian court in Kuala Lumpur for forcing her 33-year-old compatriot into prostitutio...

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Irene Fernandez: The Best or Worst of Malaysia?

Suzette Standring | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Suzette Standring

It is a textbook case of laws being used to crush critics of governmental operations. Malaysia may be 9,296 miles from the US, but authorities seeking to silence protest is universal.

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