Justice, Saudi-style? Five-year-old Lama al-Ghamdi is dead, the victim of her father, Fayhan al-Ghamdi, a preacher who's a popular talking head on Muslim TV programs. Fayhan al-Ghamdi admitted to brutalizing and killing his young daughter, purportedly for his daughter losing her virginity (yes, you read that right). There are conflicting reports about whether or not al-Ghamdi raped his daughter and his exact punishment. For his crime, al-Ghamdi was sentenced to a few months in jail and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine, according to the Shia International News Association. The fine is considered "blood money," and will be given to Lama's mother - al-Ghamdi's ex-wife - as compensation. The amount is half of what Lama's mother would have received for a son (as if that's compensation enough for murdering any child). But CNN reports: Some media reports say that Al-Ghamdi was sentenced to pay blood money for Lama's death, and others say that he has been released from jail. But Mohammed Almadi, with the Human Rights Commission, told CNN that....
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