Speech
Individual rights to freedom of speech or freedom of faith and peaceful assembly like Shiite Moharram Processions to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain or Husayn ibn Ali are not respected and are completely banned by the monarchy. Any speech or public demonstration that is deemed to be critical of the government, especially the royal family, or (Wahabi) Islam as defined by government, can lead to imprisonment, corporal punishment and even execution.
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Famous quotes containing the word speech:
“Grammar is a tricky, inconsistent thing. Being the backbone of speech and writing, it should, we think, be eminently logical, make perfect sense, like the human skeleton. But, of course, the skeleton is arbitrary, too. Why twelve pairs of ribs rather than eleven or thirteen? Why thirty-two teeth? It has something to do with evolution and functionalism—but only sometimes, not always. So there are aspects of grammar that make good, logical sense, and others that do not.”
—John Simon (b. 1925)
“Free speech is the whole thing, the whole ball game. Free speech is life itself.”
—Salman Rushdie (b. 1948)
“Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”
—Bible: New Testament Colossians 4:6.