Double Standards
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Google books | books.google.com |
|---|---|
| Originally published | 1984 |
| Authors | Judith McNaught |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Romance Novel | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3053716 |
About Double Standards
“Judith McNaught not only spins dreams, but she makes them come true. . . . She makes you laugh, cry, and fall in love again” (RT Book Reviews), especially in this romance that takes place in the glittering . . .
America Ferrera: We are still just fighting to be visible
... Her scene-stealing speech - which reportedly took between 30 and 50 takes to perfect - sees Ferrera s character Gloria grapple with the Double Standards and societal pressures that women face...
Arab and Muslim leaders blame West for Gaza misery
...By Frank GardnerBBC security correspondent, Saudi ArabiaHypocrisy, Double Standards and a failure to understand the region...
Has Suella Braverman gone too far this time?
... Perceived Double Standards...
Donald Trump still headline act for Republicans, despite charges
... " The two believe the system is riddled with Double Standards and said they would support Mr Trump, even if he was convicted...
Gary Lineker: A stand-off with no clear exit strategy
... Are we really saying, argue the critics, that somebody who isn t a news journalist but appears on the BBC in another capacity, can t tweet their views about politics in a personal capacity? Where will it end, they ask? Can a gameshow host not have an opinion on a government policy? Or an actor who s closely linked to a high profile BBC drama? A comedian? Even more ominously, they ask is this actually only about people whose views diverge from those of the government of the day? And while the BBC s free speech credentials are under scrutiny, the BBC is also being accused of Double Standards, of caving in to political pressure at a time when its own Conservative-linked chairman remains in post...
New US childhood obesity guidelines criticised by families
... " Dr Mirza says the guidelines want to shatter the Double Standards that people with obesity face by making medical treatments readily available, like for any other condition...
Saudi court jails US citizen for 16 years over critical tweets - family
... He told the BBC that he believes there are Double Standards over Saudi Arabia, saying the US would take firm action if a citizen were detained in Russia or Iran...
Love Island receives 3,600 Ofcom complaints in a week
... " The Double Standards, gaslighting and coercive control being displayed by the men in the villa is hugely problematic, " it added...
Saudi court jails US citizen for 16 years over critical tweets - family
By Sebastian UsherBBC Arab affairs editor
A US national held in Saudi Arabia has received a 16-year jail sentence for writing tweets critical of The government, his son has told The Bbc .
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, who also has Saudi citizenship, was arrested in November after he travelled from Florida to Riyadh to see His Family .
His son has now spoken out for The First Time publicly, going against what he says has been US official advice.
Ibrahim Almadi Said he did not want to see his father die in prison.
He alleged that Saad had been held in conditions that amounted to torture since his arrest by Saudi authorities.
The Saudi court that issued The Prison sentence found him guilty of trying to destabilise The Kingdom and of supporting and funding terrorism.
Ibrahim says The only evidence finally presented to The Court consisted of 14 tweets.
The Tweets , which The Bbc has seen, include criticism of The demolition of old parts of The cities of Mecca and Jeddah, concern over poverty in The Kingdom , and a reference to The murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi .
Saad was also found guilty of not reporting terrorism over tweets that Ibrahim had posted on a separate account, according to his son.
Prosecutors wanted to sentence him to The maximum of 42 years in jail, He Said . Two Weeks ago, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison and a subsequent 16-year travel ban, he added.
Although Ibrahim Has not been able to speak to his father since he was arrested, Family Members in Saudi Arabia have Said they have been given access to Saad and that he told them that he was fine.
Ibrahim expressed his scepticism over this to The Bbc .
He also criticised what he sees as lack of action over his father's case by The US government. He Said that only two meetings had been conducted with his father by US officials in Saudi Arabia during his Detention - The First came a full six months after he was arrested.
Ibrahim also alleged that his efforts to contact The White House directly had been rebuffed.
He first revealed his father's story to The Bbc when President Joe Biden travelled to Saudi Arabia In July . The Visit confirmed that De Facto Saudi ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had been welcomed back into The Fold of world leaders, almost Four Years after The Killing of Jamal Khashoggi tarnished his image.
Ibrahim did not go public with Saad's name or The Details of his case at that time. But now he has decided to do so.
He told The Bbc that he believes there are Double Standards over Saudi Arabia , saying The US would take firm action if a citizen were detained in Russia or Iran. " But if you're held in Saudi Arabia , a barrel of oil is worth More Than you, habibi, " He Said .
A source at The US state department told The Bbc when asked about Saad's case during President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia that it had no higher duty than protecting US Citizens Abroad , but that it could not comment further.
A senior State Department official has now told that The Biden administration has raised Saad's case with The Saudi government at senior levels. But Ibrahim accused US officials of showing no empathy or sympathy towards his father.
A Saudi commentator and adviser to The government, Ali Shihabi , responded to Saad's prison sentence by saying that The Kingdom was undergoing a " tricky transition" as it imposed change on a very polarised society.
" This is a very imperfect process and prosecutor/judicial overreach is happening, " He Said . " Such missteps (own goals) have to be balanced in fairness with The Alternative official fear which is civil strife. "
The Sentence meted out to Saad is The latest in a series of extreme punishments recently issued by Saudi courts to people over what they have Said on Social Media .
Nourah al-Qatani, A Mother of five children, was given 45 Years in prison on charges of " using The Internet to tear The country's social fabric" over anonymous tweets that she had posted.
Salma al-Shehab, A Mother of two studying at Leeds University in The UK, was arrested while On Holiday in Saudi Arabia . She was found guilty of " providing succour to those seeking to disrupt public order" and publishing " false rumours" - among other charges.
Ms Shehab was originally sentenced to Six Years in prison. On appeal, that was raised to 34 years.
Ibrahim Said an appeal was possible in his father's case, but that The example of Ms Shehab made him fearful of what might happen.
" Things might only get worse, " He Said .
Source of news: bbc.com