Raif Badawi Update

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Aug 4, 2013 at 18:01

Dear Dr Pipes,

It is our duty to do whatever we can to support the cause of free thought in the Islamic world. I referred to Raif Badawi's sentencing in my recent message on your forum. I found that Amnesty International has a page supporting Mr Badawi (http://www.amnesty.org/en/raif-badawi).

At this time I do not have any information on any concerted effort anywhere in to force Saudi government free Badawi. I, of course, did not find any evidence that our own CAIR (:-)) --the great defender of human rghts in America-- has spoken in favor of or against Mr Badawi.

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