Fight the Power! Yes! Saudi woman beats up religious police officer who stopped her for walking with a man

When a Saudi religious policeman questioned a young couple walking together in an amusement park he got a painful surprise - when the woman suddenly attacked him.

The officer, from the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, asked the pair to confirm their identities and relationship to one another.

Unmarried men and women are barred from mixing under Saudi Arabia's strict Islamic rules.

The young man immediately collapsed for reasons that have not been made clear, the Jerusalem Post reported.

But before the policeman could do anything else, the woman - believed to be in her mid-twenties - laid into him.  He was punched repeatedly about the head and upper torso during the attack in the eastern city of Hofuf Mubarraz.

The assault was so severe and sustained, the officer was eventually taken to hospital suffering from severe bruising.

Neither religious nor local police have commented on the incident, which was widely played out in the Saudi media.

If the woman is charged with assaulting the officer, she could face a lengthy prison term, or a lashing, or both.
But public opinion appears to have been firmly behind her.

'People are fed up with these religious police, and now they have to pay the price for the humiliation they put people through for years and years,' Saudi human rights activist Wajiha Al Huwaidar told the Media Line news agency.  'To see resistance from a woman means a lot... This is just the beginning and there will be more.'

The incident took place in the city of Mubarraz in Saudi Arabia

Saudi's archaic laws mean that, in addition to being barred from socialising with men in public, Saudi woman are also banned from driving.  They cannot divorce, inherit, or gain custody of their children, and they must be chaperoned in public by a male relative at all times.

The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice - known locally as the Hai'a - are tasked with enforcing these laws. But resistance to the draconian measures - fuelled and empowered by the internet - has been growing in recent months.

'There is some sort of change taking place,' Nadya Khalife, the Middle East women’s rights researcher for Human Rights Watch, told The Media Line.  'But it’s not quite clear what’s happening and it’s not something that’s going to happen overnight.'  World News - Saudi Arabia

New Miss USA Works a Stripper Pole

So what! She has clothes on and is dancing in front of women only.

Economic Times wrote: She was hailed as the poster girl of new America, a Lebanese immigrant who won the Miss USA crown. But just a day after, Rima Fakih's victory has been tarnished with pictures of her pole dancing at a strip club emerging on the Internet.

The 24-year-old from Michigan who is thought to be the first Muslim woman ever to win the competition, features in a video sliding up and down a stripper's pole in a blue tank top, hot pants and high heels.

Fakih won the 'Stripper 101' contest at the Coliseum Gentleman's Club in 2007 and other photographs showed her wearing a bra stuffed with dollar bills, reported Daily Mail online.

The photos were posted on the website of a Detroit-based radio show following her triumph at the Miss USA contest on Sunday night.

The radio show's producers claim they have been contacted by the organisers of the Miss Universe competition requesting additional information regarding Fakih's involvement.

Meanwhile as the winner of the Miss USA title, the marketing executive from Michigan will represent America in the Miss World beauty contest later this year.

Supporters had claimed that her success in the pageant showed the true face of Arab Americans at a time when they have come under the spotlight over attempted terror attacks.

The Miss USA pageant has been dogged by controversy in recent years.

Last year's winner Carrie Prejean was stripped off her title after it emerged she had made a sex tape.

She also caused controversy by claiming during the pageant that marriage should be between 'a man and a woman'.

And in 2006 Tara Conner, 20,admitted to taking drugs and underage drinking. She was allowed to keep her title after going into rehab.

The pageant, co-owned by Donald Trump and NBC, was held at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on Sunday night. Mr Trump has refused to comment.
 
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http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/arab-reaction-miss-usa-winner-rima-fakih/story?id=10668061

A female, American Soldier was assaulted on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait

If you go in the Post Office on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait you will see a wanted poster from the CID.

It reads:

Assault incident took place about 2200 in the tent area of zone 6 on Thursday, April 29, 2010. A black male, approximately 6', 180 lbs wearing dark shorts and a light color shirt without a reflective PT belt. He may have been running in zone 6 and may have been slightly injured during the incident.

What I heard from a credible source:

A young, female, American soldier was taking a shower with her battle buddy. Her battle buddy finished her shower first and left her alone for a few minutes. While alone in the shower, she was attacked by a black, male carrying a knife who was attempting to rape her. She was extremely brave and fought back.  He was unable to rape her because of her resistance . She is injured and he cut her on her face and body. She was medevaced out of Kuwait.

There was a massive search on foot and in the air after the incident to locate the attacker. He has not been caught and is still on the loose. Women on Camp Arifjan should avoid dark places and not walk alone. Go with a friend or battle buddy.  Keep your doors locked at all times.

Camp Arifjan is generally very safe.  This type of incident is extremely rare.  I pray for this brave girl and that the attacker will get caught and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.