A Saudi Couple Tortures Maid

[Warph]

A Saudi couple tortured their Sri Lankan maid after she complained of a too heavy workload by hammering 24 nails into her hands, legs and forehead

The maid is not a Muslim male, and therefore has no rights under Sharia law.  The head of the household has all the rights, and as a non-Muslim servant, according to Sharia law, she has the status of a chair.... according to Sharia law.... according to Sharia law... according to Sharia law!
....Warph

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67P17420100826
(Reuters) - A Saudi couple tortured their Sri Lankan maid after she complained of a too heavy workload by hammering 24 nails into her hands, legs and forehead, officials said on Thursday.

Nearly 2 million Sri Lankans sought employment overseas last year and around 1.4 million, mostly maids, were employed in the Middle East. Many have complained of physical abuse or harassment.

L.T. Ariyawathi, a 49-year old mother of three, returned on Friday after five months in Saudi Arabia.

Her family only realized what had happened to her when she complained of pain and they took her to see the doctor, Foreign Employment Bureau officials said.

"The landlord and the wife of the landlord hammered 24 nails into her when she complained of the heavy workload," Kalyana Priya Ramanayake, media secretary of the Foreign Employment Bureau, told Reuters.

Ariyawathi has been taken to hospital for surgery to remove the nails, which according to the maid were hammered in when they were hot.

X-rays showed one- to two-inch nails in her hands and legs, with one over her eyes, officials said.

The Foreign Employment Bureau is consulting the Attorney-General while the Sri Lankan External Affairs Ministry is to take the matter up with the Saudi government, officials said.

(Reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Writing by Shihar Aneez; Editing by Nick Macfie)

[Teresa]

I would like to be the one employed to put a few 2" 45's between their eyes...
Wouldn't it be great if the women over there just finally started fighting back? I mean REALLY fighting back...
I could do a womens defense class over there and teach them all how to gain some"respect".. LOL

[twirldoggy]

Go for it !

[Varmit]

Wouldn't do any good Teresa. 

[Diane Amberg]

Maybe she should do one over here. Then go do one over there.