Fraternal correction within Christianity allows for one believer to confront another privately if the the first prayerfully discerns that certain behaviours are problematic -- either putting a soul in jeopardy, causing confusion or scandalising others. The second step, if private correction goes unanswered, is to inform others who have a vested interest in the souls involved. It would seem that Islam drives some people to respond, um, more forcefully when they witness what they consider wrong behaviour.
The wife of a former British ambassador has been left with third-degree burns after a pot of boiling water was hurled at her in an suspected Islamist attack. Dianne Wilton was dining with friends and a member of the Kuwaiti royal family in a restaurant when a woman attacked her table.
Mrs Wilton - whose husband Christopher is the former British ambassador to Kuwait - was immediately taken to hospital where she underwent treatment, The Times reported. She was released from hospital last night and will fly back to Britain tomorrow to be with her husband.
Speaking to The Times, Mr Wilton - who served in Kuwait from 2002 to 2005 - said: 'She was extremely shaken up. She is all right but traumatised that this could happen at all. The assumption is she (the attacker) singled out a table where Arab men were dining with obviously Western women.'
The attack will come as a massive embarrassment to the rulers of Kuwait - which is a key ally of the west. It highlights increasing concern in the region about the strength of radical religious groups since the Arab Spring last year.
Mr Wilton ran the British embassy during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The Gulf state was a key tactical post for coalition forces. His wife was in the Gulf state to discuss building a new school.