Saudi woman killed for chatting on Facebook
Posted on April 4, 2008
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A young Saudi Arabian woman was murdered by her father for chatting on the social network site Facebook, it has emerged.
The unnamed woman from Riyadh was beaten and shot after she was discovered in the middle of an online conversation with a man, the Al-Arabiya website reported.
The case was reported on a Saudi Arabian news site as an example of the “strife” the social networking site is causing in the Islamic nation.
Saudi preacher Ali al-Maliki has emerged as the leading critic of Facebook, claiming the network is corrupting the youth of the nation.
Critics also allege that Facebook is an avenue for the promotion of homosexual relations in Saudi Arabia. More than 6,500 people have signed the online petition in a bid to stop the conservative Muslim kingdom following Syria in banning access to the network from local internet servers.
Madonna breaks Elvis’ Billboard record
Posted on April 2, 2008
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Elvis Presley will be nudged from his standing as the artist with the most top 10s in the rock era, as Madonna surpasses him with her 37th top 10, ‘4 Minutes.’ The track, which features Justin Timberlake. Visit the US version of Elle magazine to read the interview with Madonna and Simon Doonan where she discusses her latest state-of -the-art dance album, Hard Candy, her new film that will save the world, and why Lourdes loves to shop with mom. Album drops April 29th.
Letterman’s not so funny top 10 list
Posted on April 2, 2008
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Talk show host David Letterman called Thomas Beatie, the trans man who is 5 month pregnant, an “androgynous freak show” during his CBS Late Night show “Top Ten List” Tuesday night. We aren’t laughing.
