Saudi Preacher Gets Fine & Short Jail Term for Raping & Killing Daughter
(Image: YouTube screen shot) RIYADH (AFP) – A Saudi preacher who raped his five-year-old daughter and tortured her to death has been sentenced to pay “blood money” to the mother after having served a short jail term, activists said on Saturday. Lama al-Ghamdi was admitted to hospital on December 25, 2011 with multiple injuries, including […]
Feature & Interview with Local Writer Nirrosette
Nirrosette is the pen name for Munirah Jaafar, an up-and-coming 20 year old Malay novelist with two published books (already!) under her name – Ikhlas, A.K. (2011) and Nah, Untuk Awak! (2012). She is the youngest writer to be signed on by Jemari Seni, a Malaysian publishing company, and was selected as an ambassador for […]
