Saudi Graphic Domestic Abuse Case Opens Debate on Compensation v. Legal Action

In this heart-wrenching post, a Saudi Arabian blogger shares her own experience of domestic violence in light of an article discussing how another Saudi woman was beaten with a screwdriver by her drunk husband and agreed to drop charges for financial compensation.

Now, this blogger looks upon her own painful experience and wonders if she should have not pressed charges against her own relative when contemplating what prison has done to his life. For the squeamish, be warned, there are some graphic images on this post.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

This funny (and translated) cartoon sums up the female experience under the cloak of so-called religiousness. Apparently, no matter what you do, you won't be able to deflect the fact that you're hell-bound.

According to this Lebanese blogger, humans are the cancer that are destroying the earth. Although a tad extreme and perhaps not entirely untrue, overpopulation is causing an array of environmental issues. Should there be a global stance on population control?

"I accuse you and me and all humans of being the virus that has gone mutant, defying all possible remedies."

If you think you could outsmart fate- or electricity blackouts (particularly in Lebanon), you are sorely mistaken. This British blogger residing in Lebanon thought he could time it all perfectly until he suffered the inevitable fate of all those who live in Beirut for a while- he got stuck in an elevator.

"It occurred to me at that point how similar the names Santa and Satan are."

Being a humanitarian in Palestine is like being stuck between a rock and a hard place- at best. Yet, this blogger finds himself living in Palestine while facing a major geographic, ideological and personal crossroads.

"My feelings about my visit here are highlighted by the strategies the West is engaging in right now over Iran, Syria and Palestine which, in my view, are sorely counterproductive and will lead to trouble, causing grief and hardship for Arabs and ultimately loss for Westerners too. It’s all about oil and geopolitical power, and the prospects aren’t good."