Camel, after rape, must die, says Islamic law

Originally posted by honeychile


As I said, I cannot provide the particulars, as her family wants to maintain contact with Sarai's children. I spoke to her a couple times while she was still alive & in Malaysia, and she made it clear that her husband only used his religion when it was to his advantage - he had alcohol & other things not permitted by the Quran. Towards her end, her letters became more and more urgent, until the last one, which was smuggled out. Along the very edges of this small letters, she had written in code: "Don't EVER let anything come between you and American citizenship! You don't know what it's like, to not even be able to go to the Embassy for help, just because the country you're in doesn't consider you an American anymore!" She said more, but some of it is private.

That's the gist of it. Our chapter's Spirit Award is named after her, as Sarai was one of the lovable & beautiful young women most of us ever met. If one person is saved from harm by the
telling of her story, I will feel justified.

This story is so sad and it scares me a little bit. I wish I could read through her letters....