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Medieval murder in modern times: Woman faces death by beheading in Saudi Arabia
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 26th June 2011

Posted on 06/26/2011 1:23:30 PM PDT by Mount Athos

A young maid is facing death by beheading in Saudi Arabia for a crime she claims she did not commit.

Rizana Nafeek, who alleges she was a teenager at the time of the incident, was arrested in May 2005 on charges of murdering a four-month-old baby who was in her care.

The Sri-Lankan born maid denies murder and claims she desperately tried to save the child, who choked while she was looking after it.

The news comes just days after Indonesia announced it would ban women from travelling to the kingdom for domestic work after another maid was beheaded there.

According to the Sunday Express, earlier this week Indonesia banned its citizens from working in the oil-rich country after another maid was beheaded for murder.

Ruyati binti Sapub, 54, was executed after she confessed to killing her employer with a meat cleaver because of constant abuse.

If Nafeek's execution goes ahead the now 23-year-old will dressed in a white robe and be marched into a packed town centre.

She will also be blindfolded, shackled and forced to kneel facing Mecca before she is prodded between the shoulders so her head is raised naturally.

Nafeek will then be executed, medieval style, with one sweep of a sharply-bladed sword.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 06/26/2011 1:23:34 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: Mount Athos

You know something, you could not get me to willingly walk into their room. I would fight and hit and struggle every step of the way. Oh, and face Mecca? F*** Mecca. I would not do it.


2 posted on 06/26/2011 1:26:26 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them." -- Lazamataz, 2005)
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To: Mount Athos

Saudi has its risks. Sane people don’t visit there. They’ve only pretended to have eliminated slavery.


3 posted on 06/26/2011 1:27:19 PM PDT by muawiyah (u)
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To: Mount Athos
From what I have read over the years this is not really 'news'.
Beheadings are a weekly occurrence in Saudi Arabia.
4 posted on 06/26/2011 1:31:00 PM PDT by Bockscar (Thanks to the Freeper dogcaller for this tag line: --Muslims do not immigrate; they colonize--)
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To: Mount Athos

Drill here, drill now. Why are we supporting these animals?


5 posted on 06/26/2011 1:31:29 PM PDT by BillyBonebrake
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To: muawiyah

Oh, come on! Why so critical everyone? Aren’t all cultures equal? Coexist! (Hey, is that your head bouncing down the street or are you just happy to see me?)


6 posted on 06/26/2011 1:31:43 PM PDT by hal ogen ( of Rights.)
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To: muawiyah
Yes, but they get to come here, settle here, agitate for the imposition of their sick laws here, murder here, bully here, intimidate here, do anything to try to make here like there.

Oh, and we have idiots who refer to these lowlife troglodytes as "your highness" and of course our Dear Leader bows to them.

So simply avoiding the place is not enough - it's trying to come here.

19 Saudi filth in airplanes were just one aspect of that.

7 posted on 06/26/2011 1:32:21 PM PDT by Regulator (Watch Out! Americans are on the March! America Forever, Mexico Never!)
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To: Mount Athos

The method punishment is certainly acceptable it is the executing of a person innocent of the charged offense that is unacceptable.


8 posted on 06/26/2011 1:33:12 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: Mount Athos
They regularly recruit females from Indonesia with offers of huge amount of money compared to what they can make at home.

Sadly most are abused and going home is difficult. With no rights there's little hope.

9 posted on 06/26/2011 1:36:32 PM PDT by steveo (PETO-VT-IN-MARI-SVB-CRVCE-AVSTRALI-SEPELIAR)
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To: Mount Athos
Here in the "civilized" US after you have shaken a baby to death we send you back to the "civilized" UK so you can have a talk show.

Surely there must be place in the middle?

10 posted on 06/26/2011 1:42:07 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Non plaudite. Modo pecuniam jacite (Don't applaud. Just throw money))
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To: Lazamataz

Sharia (Shariah).....=.=


11 posted on 06/26/2011 1:46:12 PM PDT by cranked
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To: Mount Athos
...just days after Indonesia announced it would ban women from travelling to the kingdom for domestic work after another maid was beheaded there.

islamist vs islamist. How now.

12 posted on 06/26/2011 1:46:42 PM PDT by onedoug (If)
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To: Mount Athos
More joy from the religion of peace...


13 posted on 06/26/2011 1:54:49 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Lets get dangerous)
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To: Mount Athos

My greatest hope before I die is to see a very large war between the Sunni and Shis clans of islam against each other.
Gots to be ways to fan those flames.
Go Saudi Arabia you F’s, beat Iran.
Go Iran, you F’s, beat Saudi Arabia.


14 posted on 06/26/2011 1:54:49 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))
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To: Mount Athos

Perhaps George W. Bush could walk hand-in-hand with King Fahd to the beheading “ceremony.”


15 posted on 06/26/2011 2:10:06 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: Joe Boucher

This is another reason the Left/Rinos/UN types fear Palin, Cain or Bachmann. They have no ties to the Saudis, nor any other Arab leaders - and thus no reason to continue the ‘business as usual’ policies of the CFR types.

Ponder that for a bit.


16 posted on 06/26/2011 2:12:21 PM PDT by Norm Lenhart
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To: Mount Athos

Too bad Louise Woodward didn’t commit her crime in Saudi Arabia instead of here.


17 posted on 06/26/2011 2:15:19 PM PDT by montag813 (SECURE THE DAMN BORDER! http://www.StandWithArizona.com)
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To: DTogo
Perhaps George W. Bush could walk hand-in-hand with King Fahd to the beheading “ceremony.”

Think highly of yourself? It would be safe to assume that others aren't impressed with you.

18 posted on 06/26/2011 2:16:21 PM PDT by LuvFreeRepublic (Support our military or leave. I will help you pack BO!)
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To: LuvFreeRepublic
Just beheading the servants no other country is willing to behead.


19 posted on 06/26/2011 2:23:14 PM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: DTogo

Has NOW weighed in on this yet?


20 posted on 06/26/2011 2:31:44 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Liberals who graduate from Ivy League schools are the dumbest people on the planet.)
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