Saudi Arabia investigates girls’ orphanage beating video
Craig TaylorThe footage appears to show security forces hitting teenage girls with sticks and belts. BBC News – Middle East
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Nourah al-Qahtani: Saudi woman jailed for 45 years for social media posts
Nourah al-Qahtani was convicted of “violating public order using social media”, activists say. BBC News – Middle East
Moqtada al-Sadr: At least 15 dead amid fighting in Iraqi capital
Clashes erupt after powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announces his retirement from politics. BBC News – Middle East
Salman Rushdie: Did a ‘chance’ airport meeting lead to fatwa?
Two British imams met an Iranian minister hours before the decree calling for the author’s death, was issued in 1989. BBC News – Middle East
Women with hijab found to face bias in Egypt
Visiting restaurants or buying homes can be problems for headscarf wearers, BBC News Arabic finds. BBC News – Middle East
Qatar deports migrant workers after wage protest
Sixty workers protested about not being paid – some will be deported for “breaching security laws”. BBC News – Middle East