Exactly, Fatimah. I was careful not to say that it is, or isn't, a religious law, because I don't know, and there seems to be disagreement within the Muslim community in Saudi.

However... in the UAE, it is obviously a clearer state of affairs. I see today that an Emirati man has been sentenced to death for torturing his two daughters, one of whom died as a result of his horrific acts:

http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20...