"In Islamic cultures, a belief in genies, or jinns, is common."

That's the funniest thing I've heard all day! Talk about still living in the 7th century! Maybe they can blame Islamic terrorism on the bad genies and jinns who are making them do these horrible things around the world.

I hope the shariah court sentences the genie to 1300 years back in her bottle. Maybe by then Islamic cultures (if any are left) will have advanced to where the rest of the world is today. I'd like to see them enforce the sentence. We all know that the shariah courts are good at cutting off people's body parts, stoning women and hanging children, but can they put a genie back into a bottle? That I'd like to see.

I'd love to hear the voicemails from the genie that are admitted into evidence! Who knew genies had phones? LOL

Thanks, CNN!

this genie have to be prosecuted
he is a bad one ... throwing stones is not nice
he is a criminal!

put him into a bottle and drop him into the sea in the name of solomon!

to the editor or Mr Jamjoom:

http://www.alwatan.com.sa/news/newsdetail.asp?issueno=3212&id=110269&groupID=0

I found this very interesting. In the west, we have different terms and beliefs but they all probably jell on some level. Certainly in the West we sue a lot, so it's a mix of ideas. How did this case turn out in the end? What was the court's decision?

Barry wrote: “In Islamic cultures, a belief in genies, or jinns, is common.”

That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day! Talk about still living in the 7th century!
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People believe so many funny things i.e. circumcision – the child abuse of a baby boys foreskin; burning bushes, parting the dead sea, God promising a land to a chosen people, apartheid, racism. Some believe all Muslims are inferior. Sadly some believe these freakish beliefs are worth life and death with constant conflict.

Some people even think the UN, Amnesty International & The Red Cross support Hamas when the accuse Israel of war crimes and constant discrimination!!

There a lots of strange people with weird and wonderful beliefs.

John A,

Once again, you fail to even comprehend--or read the article to which you are posting !

Barry didn't write “In Islamic cultures, a belief in genies, or jinns, is common.”

That's quote direct from the article !!! If you're going to chastise someone for their remarks-you should at least direct it to one who made the remark!

Maybe you should get Itai to help you with your comprehension problems.

Filipe your ignorance shows again. Quotation marks indicate Barry is quoting and the sentenced followed without quotation marks indicates Barry is not quoting. Not so hard to understand really. Don't worry Filipe, I'm sure your mother thinks you are clever.

Meanwhile lets get back to the bloggers with an IQ higher than 70!!!

Barry wrote: “In Islamic cultures, a belief in genies, or jinns, is common.” That’s the funniest thing I’ve heard all day! Talk about still living in the 7th century!
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People believe so many funny things i.e. circumcision – the child abuse of a baby boys foreskin; burning bushes, parting the dead sea, God promising a land to a chosen people, apartheid, racism. Some believe all Muslims are inferior. Sadly some believe these freakish beliefs are worth life and death with constant conflict.

Some people even think the UN, Amnesty International & The Red Cross support Hamas when the accuse Israel of war crimes and constant discrimination!!

There a lots of strange people with weird and wonderful beliefs.

John A. – I'm not Jewish but had both my sons circumcized at birth. It seems a little painful even at that age, but it was for medical reasons. Infections happen if this step is not taken. That's pretty old knowledge in general if you read the old books. My doc recommended it, and it was a tough decision to make, but probably the best one. My sons are older and I don't regret it. Older, it's worse I guess.

how stupid can you get to believe in genies?

hahahahahahahaha

John A,

Yea right -- Quotation marks mean exactly that-to set off and represent exact language (either spoken or written) that has come from somebody else.

Did you get that clarification from Itai ??? HAaaaaa!!!!!!

Since you appear to need assistance--this may help. You might Itai to help you out though.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/577/01/

G.,

John A is playing the stupid card again. He's been told before it's not strictly a Jewish thing, that it's common throughout the world. But in his own little world circumcision is a barbaric practice performed in the name of religion by a group of fanatics to inflict pain and suffering on babies.

Go Figure !!!

University Rector – People believe so many funny things i.e. circumcision – the child abuse of a baby boys foreskin; burning bushes, parting the dead sea, God promising a land to a chosen people, apartheid, racism. Some believe all Muslims are inferior. Sadly some believe these freakish beliefs are worth life and death with constant conflict.

Some people even think the UN, Amnesty International & The Red Cross support Hamas when the accuse Israel of war crimes and constant discrimination!!

There a lots of strange people with weird and wonderful beliefs.

G – I know it sounds ridiculous, but circumcision is also carried performed for religious reasons and not by a doctor, but by a Rabbi.
Circumcision brings you closer to God, now that is as mad as you can get. A ritual which started thousands of years ago and in the most primitive of times, still practiced by those who pretend to be enlightened.

Also G – You think circumcision prevented your sons from gaining future infections. Why? Do they refuse to shower and practice normal hygiene? The idea that circumcision is medically beneficial is as out dated as leeches cleaning the blood or a witch doctor protecting your spirit.

Amazing how the Jewish lobby were the first to jump onto this blog in an attempt to ridicule. Is this a new dimension to Middle East crises, now the Zionist compete with over who can be the most insane.

Here is another insanity to ponder. For generations a certain group of people believed God promised some land to them. As if God is racist and would place one of his creations higher than another. Obviously this is just primitive human tribalism, but some people are still mad enough to believe it. They don’t even understand that when the Jews were in exodus from Egypt, the nearest land in walking distance was Palestine/Israel. In the end we can only assume the baking sun of the Middle East has fried the brains of certain people.

I certainly hope that the women's rights situation can improve in the future in S A. http://www.mindreign.com/en/mindshare/World-Politics-and-Current-Events/Honor-Killing-in-Saudi-Arabia/sl34045952bp318cpp10pn1.html#comments has some interesting views on it as well - and one very fascinating story.

John A -

What do your weird beliefs have to do with my post? I've never heard about the parting of the dead sea? Is this another thing you made up?

John A,

You said " attempt to ridicule"

The subject of the article speaks for itself-– no need for any outside help to ridicule!!!!

A Saudi family is suing a genie in a court of law and the court actually accepts the case !!!!!

Why would this need to be ridiculed by anyone??

Yet you carry on about nonsense totally off topic like circumcision, Zionism, exodus from Egypt, war crimes, burning bushes, parting the dead sea, God promising a land to a chosen people, apartheid, racism, UN, Amnesty International & The Red Cross!!!

Its' about ignorance of a people who believe in a friggin' Genie and a government court of law that accepts it as legal proceeding!!!!

They are wacko!!!!

Get over it !!!! Are you just filled with so much hate and anger you that your blood boils 24/7???

Take your meds and calm!

Circumcision – the child abuse of a baby boys foreskin supposedly helps with religious purity hahahah, God promising a land to a chosen people hahaha,. Some believe all Muslims are inferior hahaha. Sadly some believe these freakish beliefs are worth life and death with constant conflict

Some people even think the UN, Amnesty International & The Red Cross support Hamas when the accuse Israel of war crimes and constant discrimination!!

Here is another insanity to ponder. For generations Jews believed God promised some land to them. As if God is racist and would place one of his creations higher than another. Obviously this is just primitive human tribalism, but some people are still mad enough to believe it. They don’t even understand that when the Jews were in exodus from Egypt, the nearest land in walking distance was Palestine/Israel

So Filipe who can judge what is an acceptable belief? You can find non-scientific & weird beliefs in every culture around the world.

John

caught you again

Muslim boys are circumcized, did you not know?

not to speak about female circumcision practiced by many Muslims

any comment??

Filipe writes:
"Its’ about ignorance of a people who believe in a friggin’ Genie".
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And my point is that same people on this blog who judge what is ignorant also beleive : Circumcision brings you closer to God(now that is as mad as you can get). They also beleive the UN, Amnesty International & The Red Cross support Hamas when they accuse Israel of war crimes and constant discrimination (also a mad beleif)

So who is able to judge others of ignorance? Filipe you sound like the blind leading the blind.

John A,

The Blog is about Arabs believing in Genies and suing them in a court of law.

Apparently you don't find anything weird about this or you wouldn't be having such a hissy fit about it.

But no-you need to rant and rave about circumcision, the UN, Amnesty International & The Red Cross, Hamas, Israel, war crimes, discrimination, burning bushes, parting the dead sea, God promising a land to a chosen people, apartheid, racism, Muslims are inferior, and Zionists!

Its’ about ignorance of a people who believe in a friggin’ Genie!!!

John, wake up,

Muslims are circumcized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John A -

Amnesty International actually accused the PALESTINIANS of being WAR CRIMINALS for constantly attacking Israeli civilians with rockets and mortars. Of course, this just confirmed what the civilized world already knew.

You judge others and tell them they believe that, "Circumcision brings you closer to God," but no one on this blog stated that. What gives you these special powers of knowing the unstated beliefs of others so that you can judge them for it?

Why are you so hung up on circumcision? I'm waiting for you to say that circumcision is a racist, Zionist plot against the Arabs. LOL

john A

you said:

Circumcision brings you closer to God(now that is as mad as you can get).

which means that muslims, who practice circumcision, in your own words, are as mad as you can get?

"Male circumcision is among the rites of Islam and is part of the (in Arabic): fitrah, or the innate disposition and natural character and instinct of the human creation.

As-Shawkani said in his book Nayl al-Awtar (1/184):

"What the Prophet (s.A.w.) means by Fitrah is that if these characteristics are followed by a man, he would be described as a man of Fitrah, which Allah (s.w.t.) has gifted his servants with, and encouraged them to follow, so that they attain a high degree of respectability and dignity."

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Five are the acts quite akin to fitrah:Circumcision, clipping or shaving the pubes, cutting the nails, plucking or shaving the hair under the armpits and clipping (or shaving) the moustache." (Reported in Bukhari & Muslim)

Allah ordered Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to follow the religion of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). When Allah says:

"Then We inspired you: 'Follow the religion of Ibrahim, the upright in Faith'."

(Qur'an 16:123)

what an interesting admission from your mouth, we finally managed to persuade you !

John A,

As you admit, all cultures have strange people with wierd and wonderful beliefs.

CNN,

Why is John A allowed to make such insulting, hurtful statements but when I comment on his attitude, you edit it?

The only explanation is that you share his opinions and can't take any criticism.

Shame on you.

John A,

Try and look up why it took 40 years to get from Egypt to "the nearest land in walking distance".

University Rector now you equate Muslim practices with Jewish ones. So why do you pretend to be superior? What a joke.

Yes Miriam all cultures do and I suppose you belong to a culture? Again I ask why do Zionists leap onto this blog to ridicule, when you are no better?

John A. – back in the old old history, before we knew to wash our hands much less medical procedures, God probably did tell people who listened just to do circumcisions. Explaining the bacteria thing would have been lost. Now we understand the medical reasons and have them performed, Jewish or not, for the medical benefits. Science catches up.

I didn't know Muslims did circumcisions. Never heard that. I thought it was a Jewish religious thing. Or for the west, a medical preventive operation. Is that true?

John A,

The comment I made is incomplete since CNN edited the continuation concerning the culture you belong to.

John A

as usual you lie

when did i ever claim to be superior???

it was you who made fun of circumcision, and when i remeinded you that the muslims circumcize their sons, you backtrack and start your trite insults

admit, you were wrong

but you would never admit to being wrong, despite the fact the you were proven wrong again and again

G

look it up, the muslims do it to their sons, just like the jews, only usually at a much later age (when they can recite the Koran, i.e. at about puberty), while jewish boys are circumcized at age 8 days

In addition many muslims cicumsize the baby girls, a babarian practice by all accounts.

but don't take my word for it, look it up

miriam

welcome to the club

when i dared call him johnny boy, CNN censored and cut to john

but he can insult, lie, incite and falsify history, that is perfectly allright with CNN

Miriam I am sorry that CNN needed to edit you, but that says it all really,

Whats your point University Rector do you now claim that all in the ME are barbarians.

As for editing blogs I have often pointed to the falsehood of the name University Rector. Even his blog name is a misleading pretence. But this honest observation has never been uploaded before.

Johnny

Whats your point University Rector do you now claim that all in the ME are barbarians.

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show me where I said that

liar

Miriam, "Try and look up why it took 40 years to get from Egypt to “the nearest land in walking distance”.

I did...

The complete idiot's guide to Jewish history and culture – Google Books Result
The trip from Egypt to Canaan by camel, not by car, takes a maximum of about two weeks. Yet it took the Jews forty years. Why the big delay? (3rd paragraph #2)

And am quoting; "Their chance of conquering Canaan they reported, was exceeding slim. As punishment, God–the Bible records–made them spend the next forty years wandering, a year for every day in their rebelliousness".

Here we go again!!
Injecting a medieval biblical supernatural theory..and make it sound believable!!! YEAH..we get it!!....Miriam, most likely they were suffering from heatstroke. LOST in the desert, not knowing east from west, south and north..going in circles..(people could experience hallucinations, fever, physical collapse and coma)..Maybe that's why it took them 40 year. Stupidity.
Santa Clause is real, try and look it up??

John A

Right, it says it all.
And you still believe everything you read/see in the international media.

Oups..that was suppose to be a link to a book, not clear why it did not work.

Second try...

http://books.google.com/books?id=YU0IZcDmM8MC&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=jews+why+it+took+40+years+to+get+from+Egypt&source=bl&ots=OC71J5zZar&sig=S6QENaO1tWuNQyrxXa7IBCANAhY&hl=en&ei=beplSu0oifaxA4vp1OUO&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2

Santa Clause is real, try and look it up??

he is, ask the pope and obama

Miriam writes: And you still believe everything you read/see in the international media.
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Miriam the international media does not support Hamas.
The world is not made of cheese
And a minority Jewish existence 3000 years ago does not entitle Zionists to ethnically clean a land of its indigenous Arabic people.

p.s. the people of Canaan were not born in Eastern Europe, unlike all the Jews who now claim they have lived in Israel for thousands of years.

I have often pointed to the falsehood of the name University Rector. Even his blog name is a misleading pretence. Possible he thinks people will believe his words if he gives himself an educated title.
Nevertheless if you give the weak and insecure an F16, I bet they could really bomb the hell out of Palestinian children.

Just noticed another classic from G, almost as good as her views on the corrupt Iranian "erection" (the best so far)
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G. July 20th, 2009 2209 GMT

John A. – back in the old old history, before we knew to wash our hands much less medical procedures, God probably did tell people who listened just to do circumcisions.
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There we have it, according to G, God gave man a foreskin and then said ”wow I made a mistake, you better cut that thing off”.

No doubt G wears a hat with a D printed on it. And with enough G &D’s you can make a complete Zionist community.

Hope,

Precisely, the Israelites earned their right to the Holyland.

John A,

All Jews are born in Eastern Europe?

Where did you get the idea that the international media supports Hamas?

I said that you believe everything you read/see in the international media. You seem to dispute that and imply that you don't believe it all because they don't support Hamas!

It all makes sense now!

john

i am still waiting for your answer to the bvelow, what happened, swallow your tongue, you ignoramus?

Whats your point University Rector do you now claim that all in the ME are barbarians.

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show me where I said that

liar

john

it was you who ridiculed jewish circumcision. When I pointed out that it is also a muslim practice, you evaded the issue, you backtracked, you claimed that I said all in the ME are barbarians, which I never did

it was you who started this by your ridiculing circumcision, now you cannot find a way out of it, so you put words into my mouth

you have been found out falsifying history, being ignorant about the most basic facts and spreading lies.

Miriam you said I still believe everything in the international press. You often claim that all international news agencies who report on Israels breaches of international law are liars and hamas supporters. If this is not true, will you now accept these many many independent news reports or will you continue to only select pro Israeli reports?
You people are tremendously sad.

John A – I don't really give a hoot what anyone calls God as long as they call him something. I think that back in the old times, in the old writings, God did tell people to remove the foreskin. It prevented infection though God didn't mention that part because people were too ignorant, not enough knowledge about bacteria or viruses to understand infections. We thought we'd fall off of a flat world, if we thought at all. We still use the term germs a lot, though that's a funny general term. What are germs? Bacteria and viruses. So now some of us modern people have the foreskin removed to prevent infection while the child is a baby. Is it cruel? Not to me, it's a preventative approach in the world of medicine. Is it religious – not at all. I'm glad we know, and God told us a long time ago before docs figured it out, but it was strictly a med procedure to me.

Not sure how I feel about genies. Never saw one. Whatever.

There we have it . According to G, God gave man a foreskin and then said ”wow I made a mistake, you better cut that thing off”.

But one question for you, G. How come the vast majority of the world which does not practice circumcision survived & continue to survive with equal health to those who do?

John A July 22nd, 2009 1203 GMT

You Said– "You people are tremendously sad."

If that's not a blatant bigoted remark, I'm not sure what is.

Just who are "you people" ??

Why don't you try your hand at interpreting some more posts for us? No one can really understand what any of these bloggers are really saying. We desperately need you to interpret for us ! Please !!!!!!!

Please interpret - "you people" for us!! We need to know who you're speaking of !

John A,

No, not Hamas supporters, but they gobble up and believe all the propaganda Hamas feeds them.

miriam– "Precisely, the Israelites earned their right to the Holyland".

Medieval mythology does not belong in the 21st Century. Snap out of it, will you! People earn their living. Earn bonuses. Earn time out. Earn respect...Stealing land & water, and free loading of our Taxes for 60 years, claiming you turned the desert into an Oasis, ALL at the expense of someone else, (Palestinians) is not EARNING.

You have earned NOTHING.

You were "pitied" for your miserable misfortune, and were given a chuck of land that did not belong to you. You call that Earning? How old are you? 10?

Hope

without israel tenthousands of you would be unemployed in your USA and you know it

snap out of it, will you

you sit on stolen land and tell others who were the original inhabitants to leave their homeland

you are really some ignoramus

why don't you go to Danzig, Breslau and Koenigsberg and preach your stolen land theory. Or better yet, to LA, which is Mexican land!!

Hope,

You are pitiful! Do you wake up everyday in a bad mood, looking for a fight? Are you constantly angry? Are you jealous that someone has built a thriving and prosperous society based upon their common ethnic heritage?

You need to get over over it sweetie pie!! Who gave you the land you squat on? Who did your ancestors displace and or murder to give you what you have today?

But I know, you'll just say that's different, it was a long time ago, and besides, this is the United States of America!

You need to wake up! Get over yourself ! You have earned NOTHING.

Write to your Congressman and Obama if you don't like their foreign policy. Your foreign policy is made by the people of the US and their elected officials-- go whine and cry and slobber at them with hateful self !

university rector.
If you really had any education you would realize that both Mexico and America agreed a peace settlement and new boarders after a war.
Britain also relinquished sovereignty of America after a war. These were the terms & conditions of a peace settlement.

Palestine has not surrendered to the occupation of its land by Israel. The world waits for a peace settlement, but Israel will not compromise. Instead Israel continues to expand with illegal settlements. This makes the situation worse and less likely that peace can be agreed. In fact Israel has never been at peace. Since its creation it has continuously expanded, even though the war was supposed to have finished many decades ago. Therefore there is no peace and no agreement. Therefore your comparison with Mexico and LA is rather silly.

John A,

Why do you think that Great Britain had any right to the land to begin with??? It wasn't theirs to give away--was it?? Didn't it all belong to the Native Americans ??? The Europeans moving west to take land from Mexico should never have happened to begin with -– since they had no right to the original land in the colonies. Right ??

Your attempt to justify the European settlement in North America is baseless-- the Europeans never ever had any right to the land, they never lived there, their ancestors never lived their, they simply moved in and took over.

However, everyone on the planet is aware of the the fact that the Jews have lived in Israel for several millenia. So no comparison can be made.

As far as the a peace settlement in Israel and the Palestinian territories goes-– A settlement was reached between Egypt and Israel, which led to the transfer of Gaza fro egyptian control to Israeli control. A settlement was also reached between Israel and Jordan, which resulted in the West bank and East Jerusalem being transferred from Jordanian control to Israeli control.

Since there never was and never has been a sovereign state of Palestine, it makes it rather difficult to sign a peace agreement with an entity that doesn't really exist. Who is it that Israel is supposed sign a peace deal with ??? Even the Palestinians can't agree on this, as demonstrated by recent break down of talks in Egypt between the PA and Hamas.

And you -"but Israel will not compromise" ! So What !!!! That's the way it goes when you win. You get to dictate the terms!!! Life is not fair !!! The winner takes all-if they so choose !!! The Palestinians should wake up to the fact they've lost ground in each and every conflict with Israel for 61 years. Stop the slobbering, whining crying and complaining-- they'll get what Israel decides to give them!

The sad part is--they could have had what the UN gave them 61 years ago-- which was far more than they will ever see from Israel.

Does this sound really silly to anyone else? I wonder. Having a government ran by "religious clerics" who hire thugs does seem wrong. Beating, imprisoning, killing must be wrong to a country's own people, much less anyone with a different religion. No wonder we have so many atheist. Gives religion a bad name. Having none, like N. Korea is about as bad. I have them together in my mind. Bad places.

Then I ask myself, if that is where they are, so be it. Everything is God's choce anyway. In the U.S. we all learn, female and guys, and try to find God. We have many beliefs. They all seems to be pieces of the puzzle. That probably scares people. I pray a lot. Not in some show at a certain time of day, but in general. Many times. Even Christians are intolerant. I find that odd too. How do we learn to learn from each other without blowing each other up?

People aren't that smart. It won't happen. Sadly. We still fear and kill each other. It will happen for awhile. I don't know how long. A few decades at least. Oh well.

john A

your latest post is rather silly. If you really had any education you would realize that it was the arabs who refused the two state solution, that it was the arabs who refused to stick to the rhodes agreement that they signed which calls for determination of the borders by negotiations, that it was the arabs who after the 6 day war refused isarel's offer to negotiate with the three "nos" of khartoum, that it is the arabs who refuse all and any offers made by israel, that it is the arabs who state over and over again: no compromise, either all we demand or no peace

your ignorance cannot be ignored just because you use hamas retoric, ignorami disappear, but israel will live on, as you know

John A,

There has never been a Palestine with its own land.
Mandatory Palestine belonged to the British who gave most of it to the Hashemites from Arabia to create Jordan.

The Arabs rejected, repeatedly, the offer of another Arab state in what remained of the Mandate since that was less important than the annihilation of the proposed, and then existant, Jewish State.

Israel has been prepared to compromise in every peace conference and has indeed done so. Consequently, she has not continually expanded and has in fact given up more territory than any other party.

john

muslims practice cicumcision

you are obviously too scared to reply to this fact

Rector, I never claimed weird beliefs are exclusive to Zionists. I merely show the Zionists who were the first to make entries on this blog page; their ridicule can easily and justifiably be redirected at them.

Healthy minded people don’t think in terms of them and us, we must try to be inclusive. So why would you think I’m scared to reply? It’s not about Arabs against the Jews or Jews against Arabs. It’s about recognizing that Palestinians are no less valuable than Jews.

If you disagree, take it up with your God the creator.

John A,

You said--" It’s not about Arabs against the Jews or Jews against Arabs. It’s about recognizing that Palestinians are no less valuable than Jews."

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Really !!!!! When I read the article it had nothing whatsoever to do with Palestinians or Jews !!

This blog is about some ignorant Saudi family suing a genie in a court of law!!!

And you start of on as tirade about circumcision !!!

Immediately attempting to take the discussion off-topic by a ridiculing a Jewish religious tradition.

So what does circumcision have to with it ??

And the you digress to ranting and raving about nonsense totally off topic like Zionism, exodus from Egypt, war crimes, burning bushes, parting the dead sea, God promising a land to a chosen people, apartheid, racism, UN, Amnesty International & The Red Cross!!!

This blog has nothing to do with Palestinians !!!! Why does everything in Middle East need to be twisted around to be about the Palestinians?

NEWS FLASH !!!!!!

The High Court of Saudi Arabia just convicted the Genie of 72 counts of Terrorism !!!

The Saudi High Court sentenced the Genie to Eternity in the Bottle! The Bottle is to be encapsulated in concrete, taken to the ocean and dumped overboard in the deepest part none to man.

I'm sure the terrorized Saudi family will sleep well tonight !!!!

Allah Akbar!!!