Originally I wrote:
Knowing what I know about Saudi Arabia and the Muslim mindset, it could be true, but having been burned before, I’ll add this caveat:
There is no other source for this story other than the original published here, a Google translation from Arabic.
NOW UPDATE: Photo is of a female extreme modification enthusiast from Japan. Shame on those who knew better and spread this around on the net. (H/T: TT reader: Mark Moore)
SEWING GIRL’S MOUTH AND EYE PUNISHMENT FOR HER LOVE OF CHRIST IN SAUDI ARABIA
This young girl was employed Palmelkh Saudi Arabia, had the audacity to say that Jesus Christ peace be upon him, is a personal Savior.
This angered much the official who ordered his men to carry out the process of the cemetery and very serious, was to sew the mouth of the girl in order to stop the expression and permission for their love for Christ Jesus, as they are ignorant of the Magi Bedouin herders of camels in the desert, barren, sewed her left eye as well as punishment , has been sewing her mouth and the same thread, plastic can result in complications as it contains chemicals.
This underlines the scene strange and dangerous, but endorsing the reports issued by human rights organizations in the world, and women in particular, of what it considers a flagrant violation occurs in the deadly Saudi human rights system.
You are RIGHT! Good for you. This is a fraud. This picture was taken in 2008 in Japan as part of performance art by Ryoichi Meada. //www.keroppymaeda.com/main.html
Thanks Mark, I had a gut feeling about this. Post is now updated.