Is Brunei’s Shariah Threat Real?
In 1997, Shannon Marketic, a former Miss USA who was somewhat down on her luck accepted an offer to go to the Sultanate of Brunei in exchange for US$3,000 a day to do some modeling and promotional work.
What happened after that, she alleged, had little to do with modeling and promotional work and a lot to do with being groped and sexually harassed at the…
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