The world has gone crazy, that’s what comes to my mind when I read stories like these: a man divorces his wife of ten years and five children because he discovered that she owned a camera phone; another man kidnaps a drycleaner and rob him at knifepoint of SR300 ($80) because when the man went to pick up his dry cleaning a 10-riyal skullcap was missing. Craziness or what?

Homaidan Al Turki was sentenced yesterday to 27 years to life in prison in Colorado. The 37-year-old Saudi national, denied the charges and blamed anti-Muslim prejudice for the case against him. His lawyer said he would appeal the convictions, and argued that cultural differences were at the heart of the charges. To support Al Turki please visit this website.