[ April 18, 2024 ]
The wife of a Saudi Arabian blogger who was handed down a sentence of 1,000 lashes for the crime of “insulting Islam” said the crowds that gathered to watch the punishment were “cheering like they were at a beach party.”
This is the religion of peace, right? The one that supposedly extends charity and love to all.
Not so much for Raif Badawi, 33, who was arrested in 2012 for blog posts about freedom of speech — and who was then deemed an enemy of Islam and sentenced to 10 years in prison and to 1,000 lashes.
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His treatment shows just how easy it is to go from friend to foe in Islam.
The Daily Mail paints the picture: (h/t The Religion of Peace):
Badawi, 33, was sentenced to ten years in prison and corporal punishment in 2014, and the first 50 of his lashes – which his wife says nearly killed him – was filmed.
She is now petitioning for the newly-instated Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia to pardon her husband, urging Saudi-ally UK and Prime Minister Theresa May to put pressure on the Arab state.
Ensaf Haidar, who fled to Canada with the couple’s three children in 2013, tweeted the video from 2015 of her husband being flogged publicly this week.
‘This crowd is not a beach party, it’s how moderate Muslims act when they flog someone for expressing his own opinions,’ she wrote.
Ms Haidar has been campaigning tirelessly to secure her husband’s release, setting up the Raif Badawi Foundation to raise awareness of the case.
The first 50 of the 1,000 lashes Mr Badawi faces were administered in 2015, but following punishments has had to be postponed due to his health.
Ms Haidar says the 50 lashes nearly killed her husband, who suffers from high blood pressure.
She adds that the family have no idea how he is doing or when he is going to be flogged again.
‘We have not heard anything from Raif or from Saudi Arabia, but we know that he will face further punishment – we are not told when,’ Ms Haidar told MailOnline.
‘We urge the newly crowned Prince Mohammed Ben Salman to pardon Raif and prevent the 950 lashings being carried out as this is putting Raif’s life at risk.
‘We also ask why the government in the UK – an ally of Saudi Arabia – remains silent, and that Prime Minister Theresa May uses her good relationship with Saudi Arabia to work for Raif’s immediate release and send him back home to Canada to his family.’
Ms Haidar hopes that the recent crowning of a new second-in line to the throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, may help her husband’s case.
The Crown Prince, 32 – the youngest defence minister in the world – is known for his efforts to modernise Saudi Arabia, and for promoting social media and internet connectivity.
Since his ascent, the powers of country’s feared religious police have been curbed, and non-religious musical concerts are now allowed.
His ‘Vision 2030’ plan for the country promises to build a ‘tolerant and thriving country in which all citizens can fulfill their dreams, hopes and ambitions.
Mr Badawi founded website Free Saudi Liberals and called for free speech and was first detained in 2008, but released after questioning.
He was arrested again in June 2012, and charged with ‘insulting Islam through electronic channels’ before his conviction in 2014.
In December 2015, the European Parliament gave Badawi the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
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24 Comments
6 years ago
In America we have Islamonazi demanding we stop honoring American soldiers during Memorial day and instead honor Jihadis killed by American Soldiers just the way Palestine govt does to its jihadis !
Hard to believe ? check http://bit.ly/2qvcHov
And why are such scumbags who cannot even respect our soldiers deported after rescinding their citizenship rights & for supporting jihadi terrorists ?
6 years ago
muslims are blood thirsty subhuman beasts that have no understanding of what it is like to be human. All they can grasp is hate, of the world and each other.
6 years ago
If he nearly didn’t make it on the first 50 lashes, chances are, he won’t be able to make 950 more. What are the chances Mr. Badawi remains faithful to islam if or when he is released. Probably slim to none. This is nothing less than pure evil.
6 years ago
Imagine how the world would have been had Muhammed been killed off early on.
6 years ago
Reply to
karl59
Christianity had no problem spreading into India, where along the Indus Valley there was a syncretism of it with Hinduism. It had little or no threat or competition in the centuries 06 through 12. By C. 14 it spread into China…
How’s that for an Alternate?
6 years ago
Reply to
Tatiana Covington
And Afghanistan used to be a peaceful area consisting of Hindus and Buddhists — none of whom exist in Afghanistain anymore, or even any evidence of they’re having existed there at all.
6 years ago
Reply to
karl59
Robert Spencer wrote a book suggesting muhamMAD the prophet may have never existed at all.
6 years ago
It seems that’s all Muslims celebrate is death, destruction and rape !!!!
6 years ago
muslims hate each other as much as they hate everyone else.
6 years ago
This IS the theocracy of an idol worshiping death cult.
6 years ago
WHEN will the world learn what I0 have been repeating in these sort of columns for years.
ISLAM is not a religion it’s a violent hateful cult..
More important: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A MODERATE MUSLIM.
6 years ago
Reply to
VictorMC
My expression is Totalitarian Death cult. It is good indeed to have this website to share with other seers.
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6 years ago
You can easily kill people with lashes, depending on how hard they are delivered.
6 years ago
Reply to
AlgorithmicAnalyst
The hero of Harvard, Richard Henry Dana, was partly responsible for abolishing flogging as a punishment on US merchant ships in the 19th century.
6 years ago
When the left says Sharia law is compatible with Constitutional law show them this article and watch their deer in the headlights look.
6 years ago
Reply to
James Stamulis
They’ll just call you a liar and deny this ever happened. That is the first rule in the Left’s playbook.
6 years ago
Why won’t Teresa May do something” Surely you jest.
Because they are spineless cowards!
6 years ago
Reply to
Dennis Schaaf
The moron May banned Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller when home sec. and we now hear that they are letting in some Imam who has vowed to bring down the West. Our leaders are thick sickos.
6 years ago
But at least we won’t be arrested, jailed and lashed? ……yet….. would you/we be as brave as this man in his position?
God bless and help him.!
6 years ago
Islam is an embarrassment to humanity. islam is a sick and twisted belief system.
I only hope that I can take a few of them with me as I make my final stand against them
6 years ago
Just warming up…..
6 years ago
HAHAHA!!!!!!!! Love it!!!!!!! Bet his wife is STILL a Muslim too!!!!! Islam is for STUPID people LMAO!!!!!!!!!!
I have NO sympathy for ANY Muslims or ANYONE who likes Muslims or ANY country who takes them in,in great numbers…like Canada & England & Europe!!! Hope Canada rots from the filth of the Muslims 😉
