Ok, I'm too lazy to blog, but let me introduce you to a very interesting blog by a Saudi woman... Sand gets in my eyes
and a post about the value of human life.
OK, she's not Saudi, she's an American living in Saudi Arabia. My mistake!!
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You? Lazy?
I think not.
Well, just in case you were too lazy to check the post I recommended, here's what she posted, more or less:
"Saudi Arabia – and the rest of the Muslim world apparently – has devised a system of “blood money” – basically how much someone has to pay if they take another person’s life (......) The life of a Muslim man is worth $26,222 USD, while the life of a Muslim woman comes in at just under 13 grand – a 50% discount based solely on gender.
The life of a Christian man is worth as much as the life of a Muslim woman, some $13,333 USD. And again, the life of a Christian woman is about half of that of a Christian man, or $6,666 USD.
And here’s where things get tricky – and telling.
In Saudi Arabia, the life of a Hindu man is worth just $1,777 USD.
The life of a Hindu woman, on the other hand, is worth only half that, or about $888 USD.
Let me recap.
In Saudi Arabia, the life of a Muslim man is about equal to the cost of my Hummer H3 while the life of a Christian man is worth about the same as a second-hand Chevy. For the life of a Hindu man, however, you couldn’t even buy a good moped."
Thanks for the link but...um...er..I'm an American woman living and working in Saudi, and most definitely NOT a Saudi!
Glad you found the post on the value of human life worth reading - and sharing! Come back soon and thanks again!
SGIME
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