Is King Abdullah considered "liberal" because he blocked the flogging of the female journalist?
Posted on November 1st, 2009 by samuelshepherd1975
Headline:
Saudis won’t flog female journalist
Link:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con tent/article/2009/10/26/AR2009102603211. html
Snip:
The Saudi king on Monday waived a flogging sentence against a female journalist who had been convicted as part of a crackdown on a controversial Lebanese television network.
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Abdullah, who is pushing a reform agenda against the wishes of his country’s religious and judicial establishment, has pardoned several Saudis […]
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