The United Nations Economic and Social Council voted late last week to place Saudi Arabia, a country that doesn’t even allow women to drive, on the Commission on the Status of Women!
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Supreme Court Pick Displays Alarming Affinity toward America’s Enemies
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
With confirmation hearings scheduled to begin in 10 days, new revelations about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan show that she has a long history of supporting radical Islam, from protecting the Saudis from a major 9-11 lawsuit to accepting large donations from the Middle East while fighting to have the U.S. military banned from Harvard.
Sheik Defends Practice of Marrying Girls as Young as 10
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
A senior cleric in Saudi Arabia has publicly defended the practice of permitting girls as young as 10 years old to marry in that country, saying those who think this practice is inhumane are following a “bad path.”
World Leaders Meet to Discuss Religious Tolerance
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
The leaders of more than 80 nations convened at the United Nations this week to begin talks on fostering religious tolerance; however, differences are already hampering progress.
