In this story about a female TV host in Saudi Arabia brutally beaten by her husband, CNN acts as a public relations firm for Islam: TV host goes public with abuse. (Hat tip: Tzalmaves.)

Although Islam prohibits violence against women, many believe spousal abuse is common in the almost entirely Muslim Saudi Arabia.

There are no statistics available on wife abuse in the kingdom, but husbands rarely meet disapproval for “reforming” spouses deemed “disobedient” by hitting them.

Whoever wrote this for CNN is either knowingly lying, or could not be bothered to do one minute of research before bleating out this soothing, politically correct falsehood.

At MEMRI, here’s a transcript of a Saudi TV show in which the guests discuss the proper Islamic way to beat your wife, with citations from the Koran: Program on Imposing Discipline in the Family: Hosted by Jasem Muhammad Al-Mutawah, Expert on Family Matters.