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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In November, Saudi Arabia sentenced a Palestinian poet to death[b] for renouncing Islam and criticizing the Saudi royal family.[/b]

Saudi Arabia is one of the most repressive regimes on the planet. It is an authoritarian, theocratic monarchy that bases its laws on an extreme interpretation of Sharia (Islamic law). Its Wahhabi (Sunni extremist) ideology and frequent use of beheadings have led it to be compared to ISIS. Algerian journalist Kamel Daoud described Saudi Arabia as “an ISIS that has made it” in a November op-ed in The New York Times.[/quote]

These appear to be false charges, at least based on the CNN story and the linked poetry.  The first judge dismissed the charges of blasphemy (they are not supported by the poetry seen in the linked translation).  However, the prosecutor appealed--sounds like we need some double jeopardy protection in Sharia.

The story mentions nothing about criticizing the royal family, and the poems do not appear to do that either.  He did get a sentence for fraternizing with women--apparently he had pictures on his cell of himself with women he said he met at an art gallery.  It appears that someone accused him of blasphemy to settle a personal score--an all too unsettling development that has happened numerous times in Pakistan.  One wonders about the political clout of his accuser.

Life is much, much worse in ISIS land that it is in Saudi Arabia.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/29/middleeast/saudi-arabia-poet-ashraf-fayadh-death-sentence/[/quote]

Who cares if it's only "bad.'  Does that make living under certain conditions acceptable?  [/quote]

No, but comparisons like this have the effect of minimizing how cruel life is under ISIS.  The 8 million people under their control could only hope they lived in Saudi Arabia instead.[/quote]

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