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Saudi Teen Drops Surname, Says "One Of The Lucky Ones" To Be Given Asylum
From now on, she will be known as Rahaf Mohammed. The Saudi teenager, who fled Saudi Arabia for Thailand and was later granted asylum in Canada, has decided to drop her surname, Alqunun, and use her former middle name, Mohammed.
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Fearing For Saudi Teen's Safety, Canada Refugee Agency Hires Guard
Amid threats to the safety of Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed, who was granted asylum in Canada, the Toronto agency that is helping her has hired a security guard to ensure "she is never alone" as she starts a normal life, its executive director said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Teen To Leave For Canada Tonight: Thai Immigration Chief
A Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her has been granted asylum in Canada, the Thai immigration chief told Reuters on Friday.
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Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum Deletes Twitter Account Over Death Threats
A Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her deleted her Twitter account on Friday after getting death threats, a friend said, while she awaits a decision on where she might be granted asylum.
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UN Says Saudi Teen Is Refugee, Asks Australia To Take Her In
The United Nations has found that a teenage woman who fled Saudi Arabia is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to take her in, officials in Canberra said Wednesday.
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Saudi Teen Danced The 'Macarena.' Then He Was Arrested.
A 14-year-old is seen in a video dancing to the 1990s hit "Macarena" in the middle of a street in the Saudi city of Jiddah. He's wearing black headphones, a striped shirt, Nike shorts, baby blue crocs - and a wide, happy smile. The video has gone viral.
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Saudi Police Detain Teenage Boy For Dancing In The Street
Saudi police said on Tuesday they had detained a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing to the 1990s hit song "Macarena" at a street crossing in the coastal city of Jeddah, in a clip that was widely shared on social media.
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Selfie With Grandfather's Body Draws Social Media Outrage
A bizarre selfie by a teenager in Saudi Arabia with the body of his dead grandfather has caused outrage on the social media.
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2,080 lashes for Saudi man who raped daughter
An official Saudi newspaper says a man convicted of raping his daughter has been sentenced to receive 2,080 lashes over the course of a 13-year prison term. The court in the holy city of Mecca found the man guilty of raping his teenage daughter for seven years while under the influence of drugs.
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Saudi Teen Drops Surname, Says "One Of The Lucky Ones" To Be Given Asylum
From now on, she will be known as Rahaf Mohammed. The Saudi teenager, who fled Saudi Arabia for Thailand and was later granted asylum in Canada, has decided to drop her surname, Alqunun, and use her former middle name, Mohammed.
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Fearing For Saudi Teen's Safety, Canada Refugee Agency Hires Guard
Amid threats to the safety of Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed, who was granted asylum in Canada, the Toronto agency that is helping her has hired a security guard to ensure "she is never alone" as she starts a normal life, its executive director said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Teen To Leave For Canada Tonight: Thai Immigration Chief
A Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her has been granted asylum in Canada, the Thai immigration chief told Reuters on Friday.
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Saudi Teen Seeking Asylum Deletes Twitter Account Over Death Threats
A Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her deleted her Twitter account on Friday after getting death threats, a friend said, while she awaits a decision on where she might be granted asylum.
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UN Says Saudi Teen Is Refugee, Asks Australia To Take Her In
The United Nations has found that a teenage woman who fled Saudi Arabia is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to take her in, officials in Canberra said Wednesday.
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Saudi Teen Danced The 'Macarena.' Then He Was Arrested.
A 14-year-old is seen in a video dancing to the 1990s hit "Macarena" in the middle of a street in the Saudi city of Jiddah. He's wearing black headphones, a striped shirt, Nike shorts, baby blue crocs - and a wide, happy smile. The video has gone viral.
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Saudi Police Detain Teenage Boy For Dancing In The Street
Saudi police said on Tuesday they had detained a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing to the 1990s hit song "Macarena" at a street crossing in the coastal city of Jeddah, in a clip that was widely shared on social media.
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Selfie With Grandfather's Body Draws Social Media Outrage
A bizarre selfie by a teenager in Saudi Arabia with the body of his dead grandfather has caused outrage on the social media.
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2,080 lashes for Saudi man who raped daughter
An official Saudi newspaper says a man convicted of raping his daughter has been sentenced to receive 2,080 lashes over the course of a 13-year prison term. The court in the holy city of Mecca found the man guilty of raping his teenage daughter for seven years while under the influence of drugs.
