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New female Shoura Council members in Saudi deemed 'prostitutes' by clerics

Published March 3rd, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

Saudi clerics went to twitter to voice their opinons of the female council members, calling them ”the filth of society” and ”prostitutes”; more ME documentaries for Westerners are needed; Facebook blocks the Free Syrian Army; and MB of Egypt crave America's approval.
This is Dr. Salwa al-Hazzaa-- a successful opthamologist, new Saudi council-women, and subject of extreme bigotry by some of her religious leaders. (image courtesy of saudiwoman.me)
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American Bedu [2]
Saudi Arabian clerics insult new female shoura members
The clerics' tweets against the female council members included derogatory terms as ”The filth of society” and ”Prostitutes”.
Arab Crunch [3]
Facebook Shuts Down the Page of Free Syrian Army News for the 6th Time!
Facebook has shut down for the 6th time the page of Free Syrian Army news-- what gives?
1971 The Review AE [4]
Why the Middle East needs to produce more quality English language documentaries
Here in the Middle East we produce documentaries that are made by the Arab world, exclusively for the Arab world, but then we still have the nerve to complain that people in the West do not understand us.
The Arabist [5]
THE BROTHERS CRAVE LEGITIMIZATION MORE THAN AID
They won in dramatic form in democratic elections in the Middle East. Now once they get the photo-op in the Oval Office, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt can tell the world that they have arrived.
Source URL: http://www.albawaba.com/blog_roundup/saudi-female-government-474319

Links:
[1] http://www.albawaba.com
[2] http://americanbedu.com/2013/03/01/saudi-arabian-cleric-calls-new-female-shoura-members-prostitutes/
[3] http://arabcrunch.com/2013/03/facebook-shuts-down-the-page-of-free-syrian-army-news-for-the-6th-time.html
[4] http://www.1971-reviewae.com/2013/03/why-middle-east-needs-to-produce-more.html
[5] http://www.arabist.net/blog/2013/3/2/the-brothers-crave-legitimization-more-than-aid.html