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How the legal punishments handed out in Saudi Arabia compare to those of ISIS

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How the legal punishments handed out in Saudi Arabia compare to those of Isis


For many, the Saudi justice system sounds not unlike that of the Isis, the extremist Islamist group which has struck fear in much of the Middle East

Adam Taylor , Washington Post
Thursday 22 January 2015

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Following the lashing of blogger Raif Badawi and leaked footage that showed the public execution of a woman accused of beating her daughter, Saudi Arabia's harsh interpretation of sharia law and its use of capital punishment have come under international scrutiny.

For many, the Saudi justice system sounds not unlike that of Isis, the extremist Islamist group also known as Islamic State, which has struck fear in much of the Middle East.

This week, Middle East Eye, a website that focuses on news from the region and is frequently critical of Saudi Arabia, contrasted a set of legal punishments recently announced by Isis with the corresponding punishments in Saudi Arabia.

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Documents show IS & Saudi Arabia prescribe near-identical punishments for crimes
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; Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) January 20, 2015

While Saudi Arabia isn't particularly forthcoming about its use of capital punishment (and Middle East Eye doesn't cite its source) and accurate information from within Isis's self-proclaimed caliphate is hard to ascertain, information from news sources and human rights organisations suggest the chart is at least broadly accurate.

Get Flash Player One key difference between Isis and Saudi Arabia, of course, is that the latter is a key US ally in the region – and a member of the US-led coalition fighting Isis. Some experts argue that the fundamentalist brand of Islam practiced by both has theological links, however, and Riyadh's recent crackdown has been interpreted as an act of appeasement for Saudi hard-liners.
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Saudi Arabia's own concern about Isis is likely genuine (plans to build an enormous wall along its border with Iraq are a good sign of that), but for many Americans, the extremist group's rise is also bringing with it a renewed skepticism about American allies in the region.

©The Washington Post


 

steffychun

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ISIS never make friends with Ang Mohs. Saudi Arabia caused 9/11 never get punished.
 
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JohnTan

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Some of my Moslem friends are unhappy with such a comparison, not because it is wrong, but because the comparison makes their religion look bad and they have no good answer to it.
 

tonychat

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Some of my Moslem friends are unhappy with such a comparison, not because it is wrong, but because the comparison makes their religion look bad and they have no good answer to it.

Who gives a fuck about their religion and if they are happy or not.. Ever since they cut off the heads of animals yearly, this is the karmic outcome of them.. Face the fucking hard truth..
 

Kuailan

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Who gives a fuck about their religion and if they are happy or not.. Ever since they cut off the heads of animals yearly, this is the karmic outcome of them.. Face the fucking hard truth..

Every year they Import sheep from Ozzieland to sacrifices, this ridiculous slaughter in th name of Al÷"^&*!
 
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