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More Islamic slavery in the U.S. From ABC 7 News, with thanks to AC:
A Kuwaiti diplomat and his wife regularly beat and abused three domestic workers who were kept under conditions akin to slavery before they finally escaped, according to a civil lawsuit filed Wednesday.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington on behalf of the three workers by the American Civil Liberties Union, also names the Kuwaiti government as a defendant for enabling the alleged abuse carried out by its employee.
The lawsuit claims violations of labor laws, anti-trafficking laws, as well as the 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery. It also states that the couple used diplomatic immunity to avoid criminal charges.
The three women, originally from India, said they came to the United States in the summer of 2005 to work as domestic help for Maj. Waleed Al Saleh, an embassy attache, and his wife, Maysaa Al Omar. The workers were promised monthly wages of $1,280 to work a six-day, 48-hour week, according to the lawsuit.
Instead, the women were regularly subjected to physical abuse and constant duty taking care of the couple's home and four children, including year-old triplets. The women were allowed out of the McLean home only once a month to attend church services.
The lawsuit alleges that the women only received a fraction of their promised wages, which were sent directly to family members overseas. The couple took the women's passports from them.
The alleged abuse included death threats, pulled hair, and beatings - including one with a box of frozen chicken.
Posted by Robert at January 17, 2007 10:22 PM
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I guess one has to forgive these Kuwaitis-they must think sharia has advanced to the point that the US is now officialy part of the ummah. They just can't break the habits of the old country.
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at January 17, 2007 10:28 PM
The holding of slaves is clearly permitted by the Quran. Where are the protectors of multiculturalism here?
Posted by: DavidE at January 17, 2007 10:51 PM
How long will it take until this disappears from the radar, just like other stories about diplomats from Arab countries who bring their domestic slaves.
Posted by: wrathofasma at January 17, 2007 10:56 PM
NO forced sex!?! What, was he impotent? I think the coverup has already started. Comeon girls, this is America, your testimony counts here, no sharia (yet).
Posted by: Concerned Citizen at January 17, 2007 11:52 PM
A better lawyer should be found for these slavery cases. The ACLU has a reputation for helping poor people, but only as long as it improves their image. Maybe we could bring these issues up to the many good Christian law firms arond these days. I know they're swamped fighting ACLU cases all the time, but hey, let's encourage them to get a hold on these.
Posted by: ljm at January 18, 2007 1:47 AM
They should be sued for many millions of dollars.
Posted by: moderationist at January 18, 2007 5:55 AM
If they invoke this diplomatic immunity BS., then deport the official and his entire family immediately....Then , in some way, penalize the Kuwaiti government....(like cutting of their foreign aid payments)........
Posted by: exsgtbrown at January 18, 2007 6:54 AM
How do they have the right to take away these peoples passports?
Posted by: Borg at January 18, 2007 12:17 PM
Northern Virginiastan.
Posted by: Borg at January 18, 2007 12:21 PM
It's no accident that these cases are being discovered more and more these days... this is part of a concerted effort to find the slaver bastards and take them out.
We do have some successes in the Dept. of Justice and other bureaucratic agencies... well done and keep it up. Check every domestic arrangement diplomats and guests from Islamic countries have set up in the United States. Check every one.
Posted by: A_Plague_on_Both_Houses at January 18, 2007 12:47 PM
Borg:
In Saudi Arabia, the employer holds the passport. And nonpayment of wages is very common. Sexual abuse of maid is also very common. These are part of the "cultural practices" that al-Turki's lawyer in Colorado alluded to.
Posted by: jay at January 18, 2007 1:07 PM
..."the women were allowed out of the McLean home only once a month to attend church services." Dhimmis as well as females - no rights at all in the islamic way of viewing the world. If this stone-ager has diplomatic immunity send him packing back to Kuwait (remember '91!) If no immunity prosecute and deport. Also the Indian victims need to be deported as well.
Posted by: MP at January 18, 2007 1:30 PM
Wow! The ACLU is actually taking the case of someone who is not a terrorist, pedophile, leaker of classified info or attempting to remove a cross from something. Miracles never cease!
Posted by: Don Miguel at January 19, 2007 2:04 AM
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