Lesbian Saudi Woman Begins New Life in the UK
Same-sex relations are illegal in Saudi Arabia, with punishments governed by Sharia law. According to Human Rights Watch, certain interpretations can include the death sentence, "100 blows of the whip", or "banishment for one year". But one womam, Al Hussain, has escaped the country, according to the Daily Mirror and is beginning to establish a life for herself after being granted asylum in the UK. Al Hussain was "informed" by her mother at the age of 16 that she had been "reserved" for an...
