We talked about her arrests. The toll it had taken when, just after their wedding, she had been picked up again and “disappeared” for a few days. They felt somewhat protected by their fame, but still... the Kingdom wasn’t safe.
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I‘ve been overwhelmed by the interest in and support of this story. It has been humanity-affirming – and the best possible expression of Twitter in action. My intention was to bring the plight of Fahad and Loujain to the attention of people who can do more for them than tweet...
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And that is happening. While I fear for the answers we may get, the questions must be asked. Loudly. Repeatedly. History doesn’t speak well of waiting politely for people to do the right thing.
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@RepAdamSchiff already (amazingly!) responded that he would contact the Saudi Ambassador:https://twitter.com/repadamschiff/status/1081224599663271937?s=21 …Show this thread -
I hope he will have support from more elected representatives soon. In the meantime, many of you have connected me to incredible people, doing truly heroic work, looking for the same answers. .
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Look, I’m just a writer who’s put a lot of dirty jokes on your tv (sorry about that.) But the last couple years have made it excruciatingly clear that we can’t take our responsibility as global citizens for granted. I know a lot of you are way ahead of me on that (again, sorry.)
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So I’m going to keep trying to shine some light on the darkness that has enveloped Fahad and Loujain. I appreciate everyone’s help; I’m looking forward to helping others; and I’ll update with any news. In between wry observations about traffic, parenting, Trump, etc.
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the father been taking to the jail and we dont no about the rest of the family , are they fine or not
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i see several articles about her. have you seen them?https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2018/11/22/canada-trading-away-human-rights-with-saudi-arms-deal-as-activists-are-being-tortured-say-rights-groups.html …
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This is tragic. Thank you for sharing this important story.
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