Comments on: Saudi woman murdered for using Facebook http://jilliancyork.com/2008/03/31/saudi-woman-murdered-for-using-facebook/ Jillian C. York is a freelance writer and blogger. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lalla Lydia http://jilliancyork.com/2008/03/31/saudi-woman-murdered-for-using-facebook/#comment-79 Lalla Lydia Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:43:32 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/2008/03/31/saudi-woman-murdered-for-using-facebook/#comment-79 Jill, woah, shocking. I spoke with a Saudi man who came to visit my office last week. He told me "we respect our women. Some people say "but they can't drive..." I say it's not the most important thing. We respect them." Then there's this. When I lived in France there was a big social movement called "Ni putes, ni soumises" (Neither whores nor submissive little women) that was going around the country to do social awareness projects after several girls had been brutalized either by family or exceptionally in retaliation for their boyfriend's fighting with rivals in the banlieu. Probably the Saudi looked at as a honor killing. I had to explain what that meant to my husband...I can't say I'm surprised that W media didn't pick up on it; high oil prices going into summer isn't the best time to piss off our Saudi amigos with news coverage of something so horrifying... Jill, woah, shocking. I spoke with a Saudi man who came to visit my office last week. He told me “we respect our women. Some people say “but they can’t drive…” I say it’s not the most important thing. We respect them.”
Then there’s this. When I lived in France there was a big social movement called “Ni putes, ni soumises” (Neither whores nor submissive little women) that was going around the country to do social awareness projects after several girls had been brutalized either by family or exceptionally in retaliation for their boyfriend’s fighting with rivals in the banlieu. Probably the Saudi looked at as a honor killing. I had to explain what that meant to my husband…I can’t say I’m surprised that W media didn’t pick up on it; high oil prices going into summer isn’t the best time to piss off our Saudi amigos with news coverage of something so horrifying…

]]> By: Maryam in Marrakech http://jilliancyork.com/2008/03/31/saudi-woman-murdered-for-using-facebook/#comment-77 Maryam in Marrakech Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:25:48 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/2008/03/31/saudi-woman-murdered-for-using-facebook/#comment-77 I will update my link for your asap. I will update my link for your asap.

]]> By: Maryam in Marrakech http://jilliancyork.com/2008/03/31/saudi-woman-murdered-for-using-facebook/#comment-76 Maryam in Marrakech Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:25:13 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/2008/03/31/saudi-woman-murdered-for-using-facebook/#comment-76 Jillian, great new site. Congrats! I can't tell you how depressed this little snippet made me. Sigh. What happened to the father? Jillian, great new site. Congrats!

I can’t tell you how depressed this little snippet made me. Sigh. What happened to the father?

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