Saudi Cleris discourage forced marriages

Good news for social change in Saudi Arabia today: the kingdom’s mufti, Sheik Abdul-Aziz al-Sheik, issued a statement saying that coercing women to marry was “un-Islamic” and “a major injustice.” this from the CBC There is always all this talk that in order to bring democracy and “freedom” to a country, one has to rise …

Insurgency considering its’ options?

Good news from the insurgency in Iraq. There are reports that prominent Baathists are considering their options and looking for ways out of the confrontation with US and now Iraqi forces. Sharif Ali Bin al-Hussein, who heads Iraq’s main monarchist movement and is in contact with guerrilla leaders, said many insurgents including former officials of …