In March this year the three were found guilty of being in the company of members of the opposite sex who are not close relatives, an offence known as khilwa in Saudi Arabia. Khamisa Mohammed Sawadi [kura, starp citu, ir 75 gadus veca] and Fahad were sentenced to 40 lashes and four months' imprisonment, and Hadyan to 60 lashes and six months.

This bacterial “photo” was created by projecting light onto bacterial "film" – genetically engineered E. coli bacteria. The film was infused with a sugar that turns black when digested. The bacteria in the dark parts of the Petri dish digested this sugar and so turned black, whereas in the illuminated areas, a light-activated gene prevented the bacteria from eating the sugar, and so these parts remained clear.