‘Under Riyadh’ (Paraphrased, Wall Street Journal, 8/2011)

A Senior Saudi Cleric has issued a religious ruling making it‘permissible for fathers to marry off their young daughterseven if they are in the cradle’. “But it isn’t permissible fortheir husbands to have sex with them unless they are capableof being placed beneath and bearing the weight of the men.”That Shariah religious ruling now called a Fatwa decreed bySheik al-Fawzan acting for prepubescent girls and Islamic men.“Those who are calling for a minimum age for marriage shouldfear God and not violate his laws or try to legislate things Goddid not permit” Men can have up to four wives if they can be fed.The King’s suggestion that ‘Women should now be allowed towork as supermarket cashiers, only for the job to be ruled offlimits to the gender by the Grand Mufti, the country’s highestreligious leader. Women can’t work, drive or be allowed totravel abroad or undergo surgery without the permission ofa male relative. The clergy have stood behind the Kingdom’sruling family by issuing fatwas barring political protests whilethe government appears to back off promoting social changes’Where does Saudi Arabia stand in the modern family of nations?*Belief SystemCompletely twisted, I was living it! Testing your Pill at the door.What a free spirit that was! On a sense of adventure ~ early on.So they make sure everyone’s having a good time; Thank you.Enjoying It get out of the way, no resistance, less blockages ~Breaking through, being in the creative mix ~ Spontaneous.“but No way I want to be in the band ~ No Ego ~ Perfect”Change the pattern of the thought ~ taking off the veil just to be.Electric guitar full jamming, play it for the sound that comes out.In streams of free consciousness.