DAMMAM, 23 October 2007 — The problem of women being harassed in shopping malls in Saudi Arabia is common. Most victims of harassment choose to ignore their pursuers in the hope that they will eventually grow tired and leave them alone. A 20-year-old woman who was out shopping with her mother tried the ignoring method after a young teenager began harassing her, the daily Al-Yaum reported recently. The young man, who thought she was playing “hard to get,” continued to pursue her and ignore her warnings. Finally the young woman decided she had had enough and rolled up the sleeves of her abaya and began to pummel the youth with her fists. The shocked teenager lost his balance and fell to the ground. The young woman, with the help of her mother, surrounded the youth and continued to kick and punch him. Eventually, the young man managed to get up and run away. The beating undoubtedly was a lesson to the teen who will think twice before harassing a woman again.
‘I’m Sorry Sir but You Are Dead’
NAJRAN, 23 October 2007 — The Deputy President of the Najran Red Crescent, Muhammad Abdullah, was shocked when a local bank employee told him that he couldn’t serve him because he was dead, the daily Okaz reported. Abdullah said that he could not believe what the bank employee was telling him and told him that he was standing in front of him and very much alive. The bank employee told Abdullah to go to the civil department to correct the mistake, so he could access his account. When he went to the civil department he found out that they made a mistake and instead of writing his son’s name who had died a few months earlier, they had written his name. The mistake was corrected but Abdullah vowed to file a lawsuit against the civil department for the mistake.
