Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Saudi religious police have launched a Web site (Hesbah.com) where Saudis can anonymously accuse their neighbors of violating religious laws, MEMRI.org reported this week. In one post, a man complained that a woman had bewitched him and sent a djinn to plague him. The Authority for the Promotion of Virtues and Prevention of Vices responded to the post, advising the man to consult the Committee for the Struggle Against Witchcraft. On another part of the site, the “Exhibit of Violations,” a photo of a Barbie doll is displayed with this comment: “The dolls of the Jewish Barbie in her naked garb, their disgraceful appearance, and their various accessories are a symbol of the dissolution of values in the West.”
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