American Woman Jailed in Saudi Arabia for Sitting With Men at Starbucks

[austin552]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,329151,00.html

A 37-year-old American businesswoman and married mother of three is seeking justice after she was thrown in jail by Saudi Arabia's religious police for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks coffee shop in Riyadh, according to a report in The Times of London on Thursday.

Yara, who does not want her last name published for fear of retribution, was bruised and crying when she was freed from a day in prison after she was strip-searched, threatened and forced to sign false confessions by the Kingdom's “Mutaween” police, The Times reported.

“Some men came up to us with very long beards and white dresses. They asked ‘Why are you here together?'. I explained about the power being out in our office. They got very angry and told me what I was doing was a great sin,” recalled Yara, who wears an abaya and headscarf, like most Saudi women.

The men were from Saudi Arabia's Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, a police force of several thousand men charged with enforcing dress codes, sex segregation and the observance of prayers.

Yara says she was interrogated, strip-searched and forced to sign and fingerprint a series of confessions pleading guilty to her “crime,” the Times reported.

Yara was visited yesterday by officials from the American Embassy, who promised they would file a report.

[stealthn]

Weird, she learned the customs of wear the appropriate garb, but not that they forbid women to sit with men at Starbucks...geesh

[dipso]

We should bomb them into democracy, at least threaten them with Guantanomo into democracy.
Is there oil there? I wasn't paying attention with all the thoughts of two men and a useless smart woman.

[Hugh R]

Since they have oil we want, we'll get on our national knees and suck their proverbial dick if they want us to.

[Steve Carlton]

That would never happen at Peets.

[dipso]

Originally Posted by Hugh R

Since they have oil we want, we'll get on our national knees and suck their proverbial dick if they want us to.

Why do you think oil prices are so high?
We are all wearing the blue dress now.

[Hugh R]

Dip,

Because we give them a proverbial BJ, you'd think they'd give us a price break, but NOOOO! We're like the fat ugly chick you mercy fu(ked in high school and let her know that she owes you.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

That would never happen at Peets.

No kidding, what was she thinking?

[911Rob]

outrageous; I truly feel for those women in that Country.
Fact is the women believe in it just as much as the men.

Religion Police, can you imagine?
I live in a Town of 16,000 people.
We have 24 different Church groups here.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by dipso

We should bomb them into democracy,

Just submission. After all what does Islam mean?

[YTNUKLR]

the oil there is not worth $9 BILLION a month to do whatever!! That's like a whore paying for the priviledge of giving a BeeJ.


Individual liberties really are a terrible impediment to getting things done. That is why I say we should abolish them.

[NICKG]

Originally Posted by YTNUKLR

Individual liberties really are a terrible impediment to getting things done. That is why I say we should abolish them.

they are wokin' on that...it's called the Patriot act..ever hear of it?

[Mule]

What an ungrateful beech. It's not like they raped her, so she'd have to blow herself up with some infidels to save the family's honor.

[72doug2,2S]

Religion can be a terrible thing, especially a State religion.

[The Gaijin]

Originally Posted by 72doug2,2S

Religion can be a terrible thing, especially a State religion.

Like Naziism, Communism and the gospel of the "Little Red Book".

[Jeff Higgins]

Dumb b!tch. She should know and heed the laws of the country she is visiting, whether she personally agrees with them or not. One dumb, self rightous American b!tch is not going to change them. All she did was reinforce their views on the "ugly American".

We snivel and complain when they come over here and try to impose their culture and beliefs on us. Yet we line up to support a woman like this when she does the exact same thing to them. A corner coffee shop is no place press the issue. She did so at her peril, and paid the price. If she doesn't like the laws over there, she should just come home and STFU about it.

[Joeaksa]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Dumb b!tch. She should know and heed the laws of the country she is visiting, whether she personally agrees with them or not. One dumb, self rightous American b!tch is not going to change them. All she did was reinforce their views on the "ugly American".

We snivel and complain when they come over here and try to impose their culture and beliefs on us. Yet we line up to support a woman like this when she does the exact same thing to them. A corner coffee shop is no place press the issue. She did so at her peril, and paid the price. If she doesn't like the laws over there, she should just come home and STFU about it.

Having spent 2 years in Saudi then been there on and off for almost 20 years, Jeff is totally correct here.

It does not matter what she thinks is correct, its what the Matawa (religious police) feel is correct. Her even being with a man who is not her husband, Father or Brother is against the law there. If she wants to make a political statement, make it at home, not in a foreign country.

She needs to be sent home immediately and hope that this is what happens.

Joe

[Mule]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Dumb b!tch. She should know and heed the laws of the country she is visiting, whether she personally agrees with them or not. One dumb, self rightous American b!tch is not going to change them. All she did was reinforce their views on the "ugly American".

We snivel and complain when they come over here and try to impose their culture and beliefs on us. Yet we line up to support a woman like this when she does the exact same thing to them. A corner coffee shop is no place press the issue. She did so at her peril, and paid the price. If she doesn't like the laws over there, she should just come home and STFU about it.

I'm feeling ya' dude. Stone that beech. Or better yet, make her go blow up some infidels! Insight, less common than common sense.

[Mule]

Since the power was out in her building, this probably had more to do with searching for A/C than making a political statement!

[Rick Lee]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Dumb b!tch. She should know and heed the laws of the country she is visiting, whether she personally agrees with them or not. One dumb, self rightous American b!tch is not going to change them. All she did was reinforce their views on the "ugly American".

We snivel and complain when they come over here and try to impose their culture and beliefs on us. Yet we line up to support a woman like this when she does the exact same thing to them. A corner coffee shop is no place press the issue. She did so at her peril, and paid the price. If she doesn't like the laws over there, she should just come home and STFU about it.

+1000

I can't imagine going to another country, a repressive one at that, and thinking I'm gonna change them. She's not some Saudi who grew up there and had no other options. She CHOSE to go there. Hey, if I visit N. Korea by my own choice, I'm gonna have to hold my tongue, get used to gov't. minders and not ask too many questions. That's how those countries roll and it ain't my place to preach to them, especially when on their soil.