According to the official Saudi Arabia information site:
To understand the history of the Kingdom and its political, economic and social development, it is necessary to realize that Islam, which permeates every aspect of a Muslim’s life, also permeates every aspect of the Saudi Arabian state.
and according to a story on the BBC News site today
An appeal court in Saudi Arabia has doubled the number of lashes and added a jail sentence as punishment for a woman who was gang-raped.
If I were a Muslim I would consider Saudi Arabia a very poor advertisement for my religion. Have a look at the official information site and click on the section entitled Saudi Art and Culture. It contains a poetry section containing two short poems, and a discussion of the Arabic language which is put to shame by the entry on the same subject in Wikipedia. The site also carries advertising; when I visited it had this advert inviting people to Meet Sexy Arab Girls at the top of the page. So, savage, uncultured and hideously hypocritical then. Nice.
It’s too depressing to actually engage with
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