As much as I am perplexed by the nature of the act of this Saudi student, I am equally disappointed by the nature of replies to the subject by (presumably) Canadian readers. This only reflects the degree of ignorance, short sightedness, and preset mentalities against people from the Muslim world. The fact that the Saudi government does not have a perfect screening procedure for the young students it sponsors to train in North America is a noticeable problem. On the other hand, I happen to work with a lot of well trained, civil, and highly qualified Saudi citizens that represent their country (and that part of the world) in a great way. As a Canadian, I am so ashamed of the remarks that I read and truly hope that they do not represent a majority opinion.
The incident that happened needs to be dealt with on individual bases. It is a rare anomaly and not the norm. The endless reports of rape and murder in the “North American” media are never attributed to the North American way of living, faith(s), or lack of faith for that matter. This incident is no exception.
I’m not sure what kind of doctor you are, but being “perplexed” by rape by a 19 year old single male is a bit odd. Perhaps a language problem.
As for the reports of rape and murder by North Americans in the North American media, we express the same level of disapproval and frequently attribute it to the way things are “these days.”
Unfortunately, we rarely hear of disapproval of “honor” killings by those in the Muslim world. And a Muslim pregnant rape victim is to receive 100 lashes during her jail sentence for having been too trusting and getting raped. When we don’t hear of members of the Muslim world speaking out against these things, it is reasonable to presume acceptance.
Keep in mind that I posted about the signup date of the individual I posted to. Nothing else, yet your post was addressed to me as if I were accountable for all the other posters on this thread. We have a phrase “Pot calling the kettle black.” In this case you have the wrong kettle.
Signup date for Dr. M Feb 22, 2009
I noticed a typo in my post re AliP: signup date Feb 21, 2009 not 2001