Long-term blackmail
Haya Al-Manie; 28/6/08
I pondered a great deal over the story of a poor woman who lived in fear for over 14 years. The woman had been blackmailed for the entire period and had been pressured to hand to her blackmailer over SR800,000, which is an enormous amount of money. This was the price she had to pay for her security. I was happy to learn that the woman was not heavily involved with this man and that her contact with him was only limited to some pictures she had passed to him. While reading this piece of news, I was left to wonder who was responsible for her life of fear. Was it that she was ignorant when she was young and irresponsible? Was she in this situation on account of her family? Were the social welfare institutions to blame? I simply cannot imagine how a girl could live in such fear for over 14 years.
See: http://www.arabnews.com/?page=13§ion=0&article=111315&d=28&m=6&y=2008
Tags: Human Rights, Terrorism, Womens Rights