Saudi Arabia, our partners in peace

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Saudi authorities have arrested five of the country's best-known reformist intellectuals, sources told the BBC.
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Also, the country is under pressure from its ally, the United States, which ever since the attacks of the 11 September 2001 has been urging the Saudi rulers to take tougher action against extremism and intolerance.

So, Saudi authorities arrest those who are calling for economic reform, more democracy, and civil rights. But Brutus is an honorable man...

And, yes, in 2002, Saudi Arabia's religious police stopped schoolgirls from leaving a blazing building because they were not wearing correct Islamic dress, according to Saudi newspapers.