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A Saudi schoolteacher who warned his students against the consequences of terrorism faces a public flogging and more than three years in prison after he discussed the Bible and praised Jews in class. Saudi Arabia’s Al-Madina newspaper reports that Mohammad al-Harbi was charged with promoting a “dubious ideology, mocking religion, saying the Jews were right, [and] discussing the Gospel.” Saudi authorities say al-Harbi’s sentence of 40 months in jail and 50 lashes a week in the public square is fitting for blasphemy. But al-Harbi says the case was retribution from Islamic studies teachers who objected to his anti-terror teaching…and says he’ll appeal the sentence
A Saudi schoolteacher who warned his students against the consequences of terrorism faces a public flogging and more than three years in prison after he discussed the Bible and praised Jews in class. Saudi Arabia’s Al-Madina newspaper reports that Mohammad al-Harbi was charged with promoting a “dubious ideology, mocking religion, saying the Jews were right, [and] discussing the Gospel.” Saudi authorities say al-Harbi’s sentence of 40 months in jail and 50 lashes a week in the public square is fitting for blasphemy. But al-Harbi says the case was retribution from Islamic studies teachers who objected to his anti-terror teaching…and says he’ll appeal the sentence