Posted on 11/29/2006 1:09:16 PM PST by atomic conspiracy
Play triggers brawl as Islamists storm stage Reuters
Riyadh: A play criticising hardliners in Saudi Arabia descended into a brawl when angry Islamists stormed onto the stage, Saudi newspapers and websites reported on Tuesday.
As the play Wasati Bila Wasatiya (A Moderate without Moderation) began, a group of men surged forward to stop the performance at a cultural festival in the Yamama College in Riyadh on Monday, Al Hayat newspaper and website Elaph said.
Police fired shots into the air to break up violence which ensued, as the Islamists, students and actors threw chairs and attacked each other with sticks.
Al Hayat published some pictures of the clashes.
Elaph said 17 men were arrested. An Interior Ministry spokesman was not available for comment.
There are no public theatre houses or cinemas in Saudi Arabia.
Islamist hardliners believe that liberals are gaining the upper hand in Saudi Arabia
Where are those moderates.....?
You make a good point.
Ah yes, Islam is peace -- NOT!!
Ahh, islam--were you offended yet again?
Yomama College?!
LOL...
Send in the Columbia campus police. That'll stop them.
Islamic hardliners have been taking lessons from American Liberals. Maybe Cindy Sheehan can give some classes.
Gotta love those wild and zany muzzies. They are such a riot.
A@@hats on parade.
Where is your fist when you open your hand? Where is your lap when you stand up? And, if you know, where the hell are the snows of yesteryear? lol
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