Saudi woman beats up 'virtue cop'

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Finally.
Her boyfriend is a total wuss for passing out.
This should be a wake up call for theocracies.

[Jenne]

Not to be a pedant, but just because I know Afghans and Saudis alike would enjoy my saying this:  the Saudi veil's called the niqab, which covers all but the eyes, sometimes ONE eye, and the Afghans are the ones using the burkhas (with the scrum).  The veil for Arabs that just covers the head (sometimes all but the eyes) is called a hijab.

I guess it's the equivalent of scrunchie vs. hairtie to Americans, but it does matter to the women who have to shop for them and look accepted to their society members (which, by the way, is the reasoning behind all the scarf-wearing).

[Remington]

Seems like this is developing pretty quickly:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2010/05/saudi-arabia-woman-opens-fire-on-virtue-police-officers.html