Saturday, April 11, 2009

Eye for an Eye?

Remember -- Obama did NOT bow to their king. . .

h/t Stilettos in the Sand

from Arab News:


Teenager in juvenile home seeks help to save his eye
Muhammad Humaidan Arab News

JEDDAH: Ali, a Yemeni boy aged 15, has been in detention at a juvenile care home in Jeddah for 18 months while he waits for his family to raise SR120,000 or have an eye gouged.

Ali damaged the eye of another boy during a brawl involving a number of schoolboys in Jeddah’s Al-Qurayat district — one of the underdeveloped residential areas of the city.

As a result, he was ordered to pay SR300,000 to his victim or have one of his eyes gouged. His family has so far only been able to collect SR180,000.

“My mother has collected SR180,000. I am waiting for them to collect the rest. I am hoping someone could come and help me with the cash,” said Ali.

Ali, whose mother is divorced, has six siblings. The family lives in Al-Qurayat district, which is home to mainly poor foreigners.

Ali’s eldest brother, Adnan, said the family was living on money he and another brother earn by doing odd jobs.

He said he has sought to negotiate with the victim’s father, but he has refused to waive off the remaining cash.

“We hope a philanthropist would come to our rescue. My brother’s release depends on that,” he said.

Adnan said Ali has spent six months in detention. He was temporarily released to sit an exam but is now back in the juvenile home.

“My poor mother is knocking on doors to collect the remaining balance,” Adnan added.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

A message for Ali, a Yemeni boy aged 15 who is about to receive Islamic justice:

Islam: Believe it or else!

If Ali chooses to remain Muslim, he must live with the consequences of his belief system. Don't expect pity or assistance from those your belief system identifies as 'infidel'. We are now aware of you and your belief system and have come to recognize that the devout would do far worse to infidels around the globe - given the opportunity.

Perhaps one day, Ali will utilize his remaining good eye and read in gorey detail the heinous deceit thrust upon himself and his society and muster all his decency to destroy the demon Islam before it destroys yet another innocent generation.

Sabra said...

"If Ali chooses to remain Muslim, he must live with the consequences of his belief system. Don't expect pity or assistance from those your belief system identifies as 'infidel'."

Most excellent point, Anonymous. However, as it stands now, at 15 - 14 when the "accident" happened, I'm going to give the boy the benefit of the doubt. He has been forced into the cult he is immersed in. He has NO choice, over here. But I do not disagree with you at all that he needs to realize his choice from, oh, let's say, age 16 forward.

Thanks for the H/T, MR. Appreciate it.

midnight rider said...

You,re very welcome, Sabra. Love your blog.