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Thursday November 17, 2005 5:16 PM
By TAREK AL-ISSAWI


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A Saudi high-school chemistry teacher accused of discussing religion with his students has been sentenced to 750 lashes and 40 months in prison for blasphemy, officials said Thursday.

The court ruling was condemned by human rights activists, who said Mohammed Salamah al-Harbi was being imprisoned for having an ``open discussion'' with students.

Al-Harbi was convicted of questioning and ridiculing Islam, discussing the Bible and defending Jews, judicial officials said Thursday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

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Poor Al-Harbi, the guy who passed the sentenced propable went to meet his mistress at the local gin-joint later that night

Saudi Arabia...ahh yes....another 'friend' of the West.

blair and bush sure do maintain international relationships with some caring governments.
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Blair will pay a heavy price in hell for his utterly misguided decision to suck up to Mugabe.....the Chinese premiere..etc.

Cal: power of the black rock

That's TERRIBLE!!! Will it really happen do you think? I can only hope that public opinion will reverse the verdict (as it did when the Muslim, Nigerian woman was sentenced to death for having a baby outside of marriage).
*subliminal (or not so subliminal) message - one letter or email is worth 2000 of the 'silent majority' opinion