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May 1, 2006
Saudi Arabia: Muslim Dad Stabs Son To "Discipline" Him
I am starting to wonder if Arab News has mistaken the 1st of May for the 1st of April, and believes it is April Fool's day again. As well as the story of the drunk driver smashing his car into the courtyard of Islam's holiest of holies, the Grand Mosque of Mecca, there are two more stories today which seem bizarre, to say the least.
Firstly, the tale of a 60 year old man from Riyadh, who was having an argument with his son Okaz. The father said later that he had grown sick of his son's behaviour. So, to teach him some "discipline", the aging Dad took out a knife, and stabbed his son several times. While Okaz was receiving hospital treatment, Dad told police that he had reached a point where arguing was fruitless, and he had decided that stabbing his son would be the best way to discipline him.
And despite all the stories of Islam being full of charity and compassion, the Arab News brings another tale which was earlier reported in Al-Watan newspaper. An imam of a mosque in Riyadh decided that he was so pissed off at beggars who reminded worshippers of the religious dictate that Muslims should help the poor that, like Okaz's dad, he assumed it was time to teach them a lesson.
The imam decided to enlist the help of some worshippers during a prayer session. As the prayers came to a close, the beggars began to take up their positions at the mosque's exits, ready to remind people to help them in their poverty. The imam's worshippers grabbed the men, pulled them inside the mosque, and the doors were locked.
The no-nonsense cleric then called the police's anti-beggary unit. Duly, these officers arrived, and the beggars were arrested. Charming.
Being officially destitute, the men can hardly be expected to pay a fine. They will probably end up in a Saudi jail, where they run the risk of being caught up in a grim game of "bugger the beggar".
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at May 1, 2006 10:17 PM
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