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First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

This world’s wide web

Who is Omar Borkan Al Gala? On the off chance that you missed this particular piece of news, he is allegedly one of the three men 'ordered out' of a cultural festival in Riyadh and/or ordered out of the Saudi Arabia by the religious police for being too ... [Published The Hindu - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Religious Police, Deportation, Saudi Arabia, Cyberspace

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Saudi Police Boss Condemns Twitter Users

The head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis.Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites-- and especially Twitter--”has lost this world ... [Published Iran Daily - May 17 2013]

Entities: Twitter, Religious Police, Police, Saudi Arabia, Apostasy

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

BBC British Broadcasting Corp

Twitter Will Cost You "This World and the Afterlife" Saudi Arabia Religious Police Chief Warns [BBC]

Twitter can make you waste time, be late for appointments, be annoying during a date by constantly checking it, it can make you reveal things, or photos, that you really shouldn't reveal. But did you know that it doesn't only cost you this life, it costs ... [Published Softpedia - May 17 2013]

Entities: Religious Police, Twitter, Saudi Arabia, BBC British Broadcasting Corp

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

WatchUse Twitter, go to HELL

Religious authorities condemn Twitter, social networking.Use Twitter and you will go to hell, according to Saudi religious authorities. The heads of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens that using the popular social network can result in ... [Published Catholic Online - May 16 2013]

Entities: Twitter, Religious Police, Social Network, Religion

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

The Bad Pills for AIDS Patients in Africa

Cause the simple man baby pays for the thrills, the bills,the pills that kill…John Mellencamp, Pink Houses"In a conference call with a dozen company executives, one brushed aside her fears about the quality of the AIDS medicine Ranbaxy was supplying for ... [Published Time - May 16 2013]

Entities: HIV/AIDS, Patient, David Beckham

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Vice and virtue police rule Syria rebel-held region

BEIRUT Radical Syrian opposition groups now in control of Aleppo and much of its surroundings are forming increasing numbers of religious police units to enforce a strict form of Islamic rule, such as banning alcohol sales and making prayer compulso ... [Published Detroit Free Press - May 16 2013]

Entities: Shariah Law, Syria, courts, Aleppo

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 10 reports

Saudi Arabia Religious Police Say Twitter Is the Path to Hell

Hell is other Twitter users — according to the head of Saudi Arabia's religious police force, anyway.Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said Wednesday that Muslims who use Twitter or other social media have "lost this world and his afterlife," as ... [Published Mashable - May 16 2013]

Entities: Religious Police, Saudi Arabia, Twitter, Social Media

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Saudi Police close schools over Quran teaching technicalities

Islam Times - The Saudi authorities reportedly order the closure of several schools and kinder-gardens in the eastern province of Qatif on the pretext that the establishments were not properly registered with the Education ministry to teach pupils passages ... [Published Islam Times - May 15 2013]

Entities: Qur'an, Religious Police, Teaching

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Sexy men in burqas?

a blog about women’s rights, human dignity, secularism and sexual freedom in the Arab worldThe news is truly hilarious and pathetic at the same time, not to say surreal. Apparently three UAE men have been recently ejected from an annual culture festival ... [Published NOW News - May 15 2013]

Entities: Burqa, Religious Police, Saudi Arabia

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

It’s no crime to be handsome in KSA

It's one thing to be deported from a country for illegal entry, criminal or lewd behavior or as a potential threat to national security, but quite another to be kicked out based on one’s God-given good looks. When I first read reports in the UK press ... [Published Arab News - May 13 2013]

Entities: Deportation, United Arab Emirates, Religious Police

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

British fugitive caught in Spain

Climate change to hit common speciesA third of common land animals could see dramatic losses this century because of climate change.Wanted British fugitive held in SpainOne of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Spain, police said.Israeli ... [Published Irish Examiner - May 13 2013]

Entities: Fugitive, Spain, Jennifer Aniston

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 8 reports

Omar Borkan Al Gala: Is this 'Too Handsome' Man Deported from Saudi Arabia? [PHOTOS]

Being too handsome is a crime apparently in Saudi Arabia. Recently there were The three men were attending an annual Jenadrivah Heritage & Cultural Festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, when they were forcibly deported to the UAE."A festival official said ... [Published International Business Times Australia - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Saudi Arabia, Deportation, United Arab Emirates, Religious Police

Quotes

"The reference to sharia (by the council) means very little without further specification" Pierret says

Vice and virtue police rule Syria rebel-held region [Published Detroit Free Press - May 16 2013]

Grantland’s Andy Greenwald on the end of The Office: "When it was good, The Office was truly great. In contrast to the aspirational noisiness of other sitcoms, this was a show that celebrated the smallness of everyday life, the quiet indignities and tiny failures that mar our days and the shy smiles, raised eyebrows, and harmless pranks (well, mostly harmless) that give us the resilience to do it all again tomorrow."

The Bad Pills for AIDS Patients in Africa [Published Time - May 16 2013]

...who have been tried for the crime of free speech," writes Jonathan Turley, professor of law at The George Washington University Law School. "Leaders on the web have been detained while others have been charged with apostasy and other crimes for statements made on these sites."

Saudi Arabia Religious Police Say Twitter Is the Path to Hell [Published Mashable - May 16 2013]

"Indeed, the remarks of these leaders tend to clearly reflect Riyadh's concern that its people could be using the social networks to discuss sensitive and officially forbidden political, religious and other issues."

Twitter Users Risk Damnation, Say Saudi Religious Police [Published NPR - May 16 2013]

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BBC has got Twitter warning all wrong [Published Gulf News - 15 mins ago]
This world’s wide web [Published The Hindu - 6 hours ago]
Saudi Police Boss Condemns Twitter Users [Published Iran Daily - May 17 2013]
Twitter Will Cost You "This World and the After... [Published Softpedia - May 17 2013]
Saudi Religious Police: Anyone Using Twitter 'H... [Published Blodic.us - May 17 2013]
Saudi Religious Police: Anyone Using Twitter 'H... [Published Techdirt - May 17 2013]
GCC concerned over rise in use of Twitter [Published Qatar Peninsula - May 17 2013]
Vice and virtue police rule Syria rebel-held re... [Published Detroit Free Press - May 16 2013]
The Bad Pills for AIDS Patients in Africa [Published Time - May 16 2013]
WatchUse Twitter, go to HELL [Published Catholic Online - May 16 2013]
Saudi Arabia Religious Police Say Twitter Is th... [Published Mashable - May 16 2013]
Saudi Arabia Religious Police Say Twitter Is th... [Published Mashable! - May 16 2013]
That's a Clown Social Networking App, Bro [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - May 16 2013]
Twitter Users Risk Damnation, Say Saudi Religio... [Published NPR - May 16 2013]
Saudi Arabia's religious police head condemns T... [Published Business Standard India - May 16 2013]
Some Leaders In Saudi Arabia Condemn Twitter [Published NHPR - May 16 2013]
Saudi Arabia's religious police head condemns T... [Published News Track India - May 16 2013]
Saudi Arabia?s religious police head condemns T... [Published TruthDive - May 16 2013]
Religious police head in social media warning [Published Gulf News - May 16 2013]
Saudi Twitter users ‘losing afterlife’: religio... [Published ITP.net - May 16 2013]
Saudi virtue police condemn Twitter [Published BBC - May 15 2013]
Saudi Police close schools over Quran teaching ... [Published Islam Times - May 15 2013]
Saudi Arabia’s religious police forces shut dow... [Published IQNA - May 15 2013]
Sexy men in burqas? [Published NOW News - May 15 2013]
It’s no crime to be handsome in KSA [Published Arab News - May 13 2013]
British fugitive caught in Spain [Published Irish Examiner - May 13 2013]
Wife survives harpoon horror [Published Irish Examiner - May 10 2013]
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Knox: ‘I’ve never taken part in an orgy — ever’ [Published Irish Examiner - May 09 2013]
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Blogs

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Saudi Religious Police: Anyone Using Twitter 'H... [Published Techdirt - May 17 2013] A couple of days ago Techdirt wrote about how Murong Xuecun, a well-known user of the Chinese microblog Sina Weibo with over a million followers, had his account closed down suddenly. Murong has now written a fine article about the background to what ...
Saudi Arabia Religious Police Say Twitter Is th... [Published Mashable! - May 16 2013] Hell is other Twitter users — according to the head of Saudi Arabia's religious police force, anyway. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said Wednesday that Muslims who use Twitter or other social media have "lost this world and his afterlife," ...
That's a Clown Social Networking App, Bro [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - May 16 2013] NPR : "The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis," the BBC reports. "Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites—and especially ...
Midday open thread [Published Daily Kos - Apr 27 2013] Thread. Midday. Open. Capisce? Three men were deported from Saudi Arabia for the offense of...being too handsome. No, really.The men were visiting Saudi Arabia from the United Arab Emirates to attend the annual Jenadrivah Heritage & Cultural Festival ...
Too Sexy for Saudi Arabia…Milan, New York, and ... [Published Impunity Watch - Apr 27 2013] By Justin Dorman Impunity Watch Reporter, Middle East RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – The treatment of women in Saudi Arabia has long been a concern of many human rights activists. Each woman is assigned to a relative male guardian who basically controls ...