Saudi Woman Beheaded for Practicing Witchcraft

Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for “practising witchcraft and sorcery,” the Interior Ministry said in a statement Monday. Newsflash: if she was caught, convicted, and executed for practicing witchcraft and sorcery, she wasn't a witch or sorcerer, or at least not a very good one.

A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the Interior Ministry said.

Amina bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for “practising witchcraft and sorcery,” the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency. Read more