Some of the stuff you run into in Muslim dominated Middle Eastern countries is not only surprising but entirely horrific. Here’s a video of a proud Saudi Arabian father auctioning off his young son as a ‘sacred sacrifice’ to Islam.     The young man is destined to become a jihadi suicide bomber while his [...]

                                            (Image via Wikipedia) The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, recently called for the destruction of all Christian churches in the region. This declaration came in response to an inquiry by a delegation from Kuwait. Raymond Ibrahim reports: According to several Arabic news sources, last Monday, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin [...]

          (Image via Wikipedia) From NDTV: Riyadh: A Saudi woman was beheaded on Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said. Amina bin Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for "practising witchcraft and sorcery," the ministry said in a statement carried [...]

The news that Delta Airlines is partnering with Saudi Arabian Airlines and will soon offer connecting flights to Saudi Arabia has brought on a major controversy. All flights into Saudi Arabia require Saudi Visas which ban Jews, Christian priests, and Bibles plus require all women to wear appropriate Muslim garb. Is Delta actually going to [...]

                        (Image via Wikipedia) It is illegal in Saudi Arabia to have a Christian church and it is even against the law for Christians to worship in their own homes much less till Muslims about the faith. To bring that point home, two Indian Christians have been in jail since January for sharing their faith [...]

(Image by Catholic Church (England and Wales) via Flickr) VATICAN CITY —On Monday during a speech to ambassadors, Pope Benedict XVI urged Pakistan to over-turn its controversial blasphemy laws. The Pope said that the laws were being used as an excuse for violence against Christians and non-Muslims: "I once more encourage the leaders of that [...]

(by retlaw snellac via Flickr) Yesterday the United Nations announced that Saudi Arabia had been selected to be part of the new ‘Women’s Rights’ agency being formed by the international body to promote equality for women around the world. Response: This is the same Saudi Arabia where women are not even allowed to drive or [...]