Comments on: Saudi ERA Watch: Women should be slapped http://www.yourish.com/2009/05/12/7477 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2009/05/12/7477/comment-page-1#comment-36629 Michael Lonie Sat, 16 May 2009 04:13:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=7477#comment-36629 I'm a bit puzzled. Why should the husband be upset because one of his wives spent 300 riyals less than he gave her for the burkha? She deserves a slap for saving money? Perhaps it sounds more sensible in the original Arabic, just as Kaiser Wilhelm II's speeches were said not to sound nearly as silly in German as they did in the English translations. But I'm skeptical. Generally I've found that you don't get too much good sense coming out of the Arab Middle East. I’m a bit puzzled. Why should the husband be upset because one of his wives spent 300 riyals less than he gave her for the burkha? She deserves a slap for saving money?

Perhaps it sounds more sensible in the original Arabic, just as Kaiser Wilhelm II’s speeches were said not to sound nearly as silly in German as they did in the English translations. But I’m skeptical. Generally I’ve found that you don’t get too much good sense coming out of the Arab Middle East.

]]> By: Rahel http://www.yourish.com/2009/05/12/7477/comment-page-1#comment-36618 Rahel Tue, 12 May 2009 20:48:09 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=7477#comment-36618 And Saudi Arabia is supposed to be a "moderate" state. Yeah, sure. Tell me another one. And Saudi Arabia is supposed to be a “moderate” state. Yeah, sure. Tell me another one.

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