News Brief
5/25/2007, Sivan 8, 5767
'No Non-Muslims Allowed' Law Lands Christian in Jail
Saudi Arabian authorities have arrested a Christian in Mecca for violating the law prohibiting non-Muslims from being in the city of Mecca. He was taken into custody after trying to sell merchandise outside a mosque.
"The Grand Mosque and the holy city are forbidden to non-Muslims," said a government official. The man was discovered to be a Christian after his fingerprints were read in a new identification system.