Saudi Man Arrested for Offering 'Free Hugs'
November 22, 2013 at 9:25 am
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2013 at 9:27 am by Fidel_Castronaut.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25041198
Looks like showing compassion for your fellow man is an "exotic practice" in Saudi.
Maybe Muslim Scholar or Sleepy can inform us what Allah would accept as a punishment for these clearly deranged and evil men.
Quote:Two men have been arrested in Saudi Arabia for offering free hugs to passers-by in the capital, Riyadh.
The Saudi religious police detained the two young men for indulging in exotic practices and offending public order.
The free hugs movement aims to "brighten up" people's lives by offering strangers hugs.
A young Saudi man, Bandr al-Swed, posted a video of himself offering hugs to male strangers on YouTube, where it has received nearly 1.5m views.
Looks like showing compassion for your fellow man is an "exotic practice" in Saudi.
Maybe Muslim Scholar or Sleepy can inform us what Allah would accept as a punishment for these clearly deranged and evil men.
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