It was even suggested that he had raped her himself, although this was denied by Lama's mother. The outrage over the case intensified earlier this year when activists suggested that he might walk free, despite having confessed to having beaten Lama. The judge in the case suggested that one reading of Islamic law meant a father could not be held fully accountable for the death of his children.
Activists warned that it looked like he might be released if the mother accepted blood money. It shone a light on child abuse in Saudi Arabia where rights activists say strict codes of family privacy and a patriarchal tradition make it a serious problem. The Saudi authorities set up a child abuse helpline in response. Now, a verdict has been reached in the same court and with the same judge. One of the activists involved in the campaign, Aziz al-Yousef, told the BBC that she was disappointed that Fayhan al-Ghamdi did not receive a life sentence.
But Lama's mother had in the end accepted the offer of blood money, despite having once said she would never take it. She said she needed it to help support her surviving children. That ruled out a life sentence. October 12, Follow arabnews. Saudi Arabia. Omar Abdulaziz: Daesh loyalist masked by political asylum. Nasser Al-Omar: The antithesis of modernity. Latest updates. Western countries at UN condemn Belarus over border crisis. Israeli appeals court upholds ruling to return kidnapped boy to Italy.
Ghamidi said he was living in the United States for the past few years as he had been teaching at the Centre of Islamic Learning.
This institution will also be a centre of learning for young people," he said. Javed Ahmad Ghamidi said that he will be in UK for tour of two weeks. During this visit, Ghamadi, will deliver lectures in London, Birmingham, and Manchester. He also will meet some important scholars in UK. Responding to a question, Javid Ghamadi said that he spent most of his life in Pakistan and cannot be away from his native country for too long.
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