Dogs do not get a fair hearing in Judaism: Israeli Rabbis sentence dog to death by stoning

Dogs have it bad in both Islamic culture and even worse in Jewish orthodoxy it seems; Arabic glossary for Right-wing Islamophobes- in the 'right' hands these tools could be effective! ; Whatever happened to those fiesty Saudi women drivers over the weekend, Social media as a joke; and investigating poverty and oppression through our moral metal.

What did the dog do to deserve capital punishment through stoning? Are all dogs not innocent til proven guilty for the Jewish
faith?

Gulf Blog [2]

Jewish court sentences dog to death by stoning

Dogs and Jews? Sounds like an old medieval window sign accompanied by do not enter. Is this example of crime and punishment not consistent with religious thinking in the Middle East? Lose not sleep however as the animal is said to have escaped before the sentence was passed out. "In Jerusalem, a rabbinical court has condemned a dog to death by stoning for fear that…wait for it…it is the reincarnation of a lawyer who insulted its judges twenty years ago; clearly the logical conclusion for a stray dog that refuses to leave one particular area."

Salon [3]

Arabic for right-wingers

"In ominous tones, Islamophobes toss around terms like "taqiyya" and "Shariah." Do they even know what they mean?"

Saudi Woman's Blog [4]

Women driven to confusion in Saudi Arabia

"The current situation of gender discrimination against who can and cannot drive is unsustainable."

Jarofjuice [5]

The Social Farce

"My director asked me a few weeks ago: “What do you think is the future of social media?”. I replied with silence; I did not know what the future of social media is, because I believe it is built around a psyche that is adept at being delusional yet can be broken by an odd individual. I believe that that we are ushered into an era where we believe that we are empowered. "

On Olives and Saki: Yazan Badran [6]

Speculations on Poverty and Oppression

"Someone says, “I support the poor”, the other replies, “…when I come back home I’ll try to remind you again (through links) how I always did [support the poor].” "Childish Facebook conversations aside, the question of the poverty and oppression and how it drives our moral decisions in societies overwhelmingly dominated by class differences, is an important one to investigate."