2012-08-09 16:46:20

Two men accused of forced conversion go on trial in September


August 9, 2012: A Lebanese Christian and a Saudi national are set to go on trial on 15 September for converting a Saudi woman in Al-Khobar, a Saudi city on the Persian Gulf. Anonymous sources say the new convert lives in London at present, after going through Lebanon, Turkey and Sweden.

The woman, who worked in an insurance company reportedly, encountered Christianity through her Lebanese boss and a Saudi colleague. The three met in secret for a few months until the young woman fell in love with the Lebanese man who gave her books on Christianity and invited her to take part in online religious chat rooms. After she converted, she decided to flee to Lebanon with the help of the two men.

Her father filed a complaint about his daughter's disappearance and the police arrested the two men. In his statement, the father claims that the boss influenced the young woman, inspiring wrong ideas about Islam that shook her convictions and led her to leave the country illegally.

Within Saudi Arabia, the case has been controversial with some calling for harsh punishment against the two men accused of forced conversion.








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