Qatar blames the victim
A court in Qatar convicted a Dutch woman for getting raped (via The Jawa Report):
A court in Qatar has convicted a Dutch woman of having sex outside marriage after she told police she was raped.I've got a hunch the rapist is only getting whipped because he drank alcohol, not because he raped the girl. She shouldn't have to pay a cent, yet this is sadly what people like her are forced to do in order to escape from such a hellhole.
The 22-year-old was handed a suspended sentence and fined $824 (£580). She will also be deported.
Her lawyer said her drink had been spiked at a Doha hotel in March and she had woken up in a stranger's flat, where she realised she had been raped.
Her alleged attacker, who said the sex was consensual, was sentenced to 100 lashes for having sex outside marriage.
He will be given a further 40 lashes for consuming alcohol.
The woman has been detained since making the allegation three months ago, but her case only came to light over the weekend when her family decided to go public.
