Don't critize the grand mufti

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Saudi Arabia orders 1,000 lashes and ten-year sentence for editor of website that discussed religion - Middle East - World - The Independent

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced the editor of a website that discussed religion in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes.

His website included articles that were critical of senior religious figures such as Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti and allegedly insulted Islam and religious authorities, according to Human Rights Watch.

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Saudi Arabia orders 1,000 lashes and ten-year sentence for editor of website that discussed religion - Middle East - World - The Independent

A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced the editor of a website that discussed religion in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom to 10 years in jail and 1,000 lashes.

His website included articles that were critical of senior religious figures such as Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti and allegedly insulted Islam and religious authorities, according to Human Rights Watch.

So how does the lashs thing work then? If he gets them all in one go he'd be dead. Do they give him one a day or something?

[Dactylion]

So how does the lashs thing work then? If he gets them all in one go he'd be dead. Do they give him one a day or something?

I am pretty sure that the Saudis wouldn't be too happy with One a Day!

Well officially obviously - I am sure there would be many Saudis who would love One a Day but I would imagine their Naughty Filters would throw a fit!!!

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It's like one of those crap "win a lifetime's supply of beer" contests where you get one case of beer each month.