‘Band-Aid on A Bullet Wound’: Jordan ‘Campus Violence’ Plan
NASEEM TARAWNAH: The current upswing in violence on university campuses throughout Jordan has prompted the authorities to produce a plan.
Saudi Courts: Evaders Nowhere To Hide?
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Until a new law kicks in, it’s pretty easy to avoid unfavorable court decisions in Saudi Arabia. How? It’s simple: don’t show up at court!
Legal Creep Threatening Web Site, Journalist Freedoms
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: “…Extraditing a UK citizen to the U.S. to prosecute him for this? For linking? Where do they plan to put him when they get him: Guantanamo?”
UAE and Waste: On Your Bike You Old Mucker
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Where in blue blazes is somebody who’s making his living rooting through bins going to find Dhs 1,000 to pay a fine?
Profiting from Death: Blood Money and Saudi
CROSSROADS ARABIA: If one cannot pay, then it’s off to the square for a bit of head-chopping. This, the writer says, runs contrary to Islamic purpose.
The Climate of Hatred That Creates ‘Snaps’
DANIEL M. VARISCO: Nature abhors a vacuum and so does hatred. It needs to be fed and encouraged.
UAE: Social Crimes on the Up, or Just Their Reporting?
ALEXANDER MCNABB: Give people technology and they find all sorts of interesting and different ways to use it, no?
A Quiet Revolution: Saudi Judicial System Tries Alternatives to Jail
ROB L. WAGNER: The moves have been under-reported in the Kingdom but they mark a significant change in thinking about how to deal with petty crime.
Saudi Arabia: A Call to End Flogging
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Columnist Khalid Alnowaiser argues it’s time for Saudi to abandon lashing. He makes a fair argument, but perhaps not the best.
