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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
SAUDI ARABIA: TEACHER JAILED FOR MOCKING RELIGION
SAUDI ARABIA: TEACHER JAILED FOR MOCKING RELIGION: "Riyadh, 14 Nov. (AKI) - A Saudi secondary school teacher has been jailed for three years for mocking religion, and sentenced to 750 lashes, to be delivered - 50 a week - in the public market of the town of al-Bikeriya. Chemistry teacher Muhammad al-Harbi was charged with mocking Islam, favouring Jews and Christians and studying witchcraft, after a lawsuit was filed against him by a group of students and teachers from his school who he says were out for revenge.
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