-Saudi Arabia: American Mother Jailed and Beaten for Having Coffee at Starbucks
by Dr. D ~ February 11th, 2008
An American business woman was Jailed and beaten for having coffee with a business colleague at Starbucks. 
It is illegal in Saudi Arabia for a woman to be in the company of a man who is not her husband or a close relative.
Response: Another one of those incredible stories that boggles the mind and points out the huge cultural disconnect and clash between Western societies and Islamic nations. *See also the next story about Valentines Day in Saudi Arabia. *Top
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