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Originally Posted by A'isha Azar
Dear Jane,
Gosh... is he sure that's the reason? Usually you have to do something like commit a political crime or have sex outside of wedlock to be beheaded. From what I hear and what I have read, they do not even usually fine the women or anything, thinking that the shame they bring on their families for not acting like upstanding citizens is punishment enough.
Regards,
A'isha
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He said he didn't understand what was happening and found a Saudi man, who spoke English and was there. The Saudi man told him "the women were acting like men" and "had been caught driving" and were "guilty of bringing in western values". He also said a lot of other non-flattering things about the foreign service women. Maybe the penalty was worse because it was during a time of war, or maybe the Saudi man didn't know exactly what was happening either. This is all I know, sorry!