The Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution (BIP) in Jeddah has opened a investigation into a case filed by a resident claiming that a film production company had exploited his underage daughter to portray scenes of sexual harassment in a movie, local media said.
The case is being followed closely by a number of investigative bodies, the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) and the Ministry of Culture and Information.
The nine-year-old girl’s father reportedly discovered that his daughter was involved in a scene on sexual harassment without his knowledge, sources told a local daily.
“I was shocked to see the part of the film where my daughter appears in an objectionable scene without my knowledge or consent,” he told the paper, adding that the matter had prompted him to file a complaint with the Ministry of Culture and Information, police, the BIP and the NSHR for a speedy investigation into the case.
He said that the film production company had trained his innocent daughter to do the revealing scenes. He also accused the company of creating a rift among his family members noting that one of his relatives had introduced the girl to the film producers, according to the daily.
Professor of Law at the Jeddah-based King Abdulaziz University Omar Al-Khuli said that the incident is considered a form of human trafficking and had deprived the minor from her father’s custodianship which was punishable by law under anti-human trafficking regulations.
Film producers probed for exploiting underage girl
Film producers probed for exploiting underage girl
Makkah museum displays world’s largest Qur’an
MAKKAH: The Holy Qur’an Museum at the Hira Cultural District in Makkah is showcasing a monumental handwritten copy of the Holy Qur’an, recognized as the largest Qur’an of its kind in the world.
The manuscript measures 312 cm by 220 cm and comprises 700 pages, earning the museum recognition from Guinness World Records for displaying the world’s largest Qur’an, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The manuscript is a magnified reproduction of a historic Qur’an dating back to the 16th century, the SPA stated.
The original copy measures 45 cm by 30 cm, with the chapters written primarily in Thuluth script, while Surah Al-Fatiha was penned in Naskh, reflecting the refined artistic choices and calligraphic diversity of the era.
The Qur’an is a unique example of Arabic calligraphy, gilding and bookbinding, showcasing Islamic art through intricate decorations, sun-shaped motifs on the opening folio, and elaborately designed frontispiece and title pages that reflect a high level of artistic mastery.
The manuscript was endowed as a waqf in 1883. Its original version is currently preserved at the King Abdulaziz Complex for Endowment Libraries, serving as a lasting testament to Muslims’ enduring reverence for the Qur’an and the richness of Islamic arts across the centuries.
