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Forbidden Rituals At The Hajj

Betwa Sharma | Posted 11.23.2009 | World

Read More: Jannatul Baqee, Pakistan, Medina, Hussein, Iraq, Hajj, Karbala, Mosque, Shiite, Koran, Iran, Polytheism, Prophet Mohammed, Mecca, Saudia Arabia, Sunni, Turbah, Bid’ah, Kabaa, World News
Betwa Sharma

Since Shiites have no restriction on single women going for the Hajj, A Hajj first timer, Saju, is less than pleased to know that Saudi Arabia requires all women pilgrims below the age of 45 to be accompanied by a male relative.

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No Toilets or Air For "Forgotten Prisoners"

Betwa Sharma | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Syria, Uruguay, Jordan, Torture, Tunisia, Morocco, Toilets, United Nations, Corporal Punishment, United States, Special Rapporteur, Equitorial Guinea, China, Human Rights Violations, Montevideo, Iran, Amman, Alien Deportation, Russia, Israel, Falun Gong Camps, Togo, India, Saudia Arabia, Cuba, Algeria, Nigeria, Manfred Nowak, Immigration Laws, Toga, World News
Betwa Sharma

Prison conditions worldwide are worse than the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture could have imagined. Jails without air, toilets and food are not rare.

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Israeli Leaders 'Seriously Considering' Saudi Plan For Overall Peace Deal

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel, Saudia Arabia, Israel Saudi Arabi, Israeli-Arab Conflict, Israel Saudi Peace Plan, Politics News

JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders are seriously considering a dormant Saudi plan offering a comprehensive peace between Israel and the Arab world in e...

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