Saudi Women's Rights Activist 'In Prison'
AFP, Nov. 1, 2014, Yahoo! News
Saudi Arabia has arrested a prominent campaigner for women's rights for insulting Islam, activists said on Saturday, accusing authorities of trying to crush all dissent.
Suad al-Shamari, a co-founder of a liberal human rights group, is being held in prison, according to two activists who did not want to be named.
Shamari recently posted pictures on Twitter of a man kissing the hand of a long-bearded Islamic cleric.
She commented on his beard and said: "Notice the vanity and pride on his face when he finds a slave to kiss his hand."
Read more: news.yahoo.com
Saudi Arabia has arrested a prominent campaigner for women's rights for insulting Islam, activists said on Saturday, accusing authorities of trying to crush all dissent.
Suad al-Shamari, a co-founder of a liberal human rights group, is being held in prison, according to two activists who did not want to be named.
Shamari recently posted pictures on Twitter of a man kissing the hand of a long-bearded Islamic cleric.
She commented on his beard and said: "Notice the vanity and pride on his face when he finds a slave to kiss his hand."
Read more: news.yahoo.com
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