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October 06, 2008
1:50
Alexandria… Why?
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After I returned from my trip to Egypt last February, I wrote, “Egypt Air seriously needs to consider a rebranding.” One month later, an Egyptian blogger wrote about the same thing. (Is it just me or is the third paragraph of his post is almost identical to the first paragraph of my post?) Anyway, few [...]
September 23, 2008
3:35
23 September, Revisited
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Today is the National Day of Saudi Arabia. On the same day two years I go, I wrote this, and it has become one of my favorite posts because I felt that it says a lot about myself and the message I’m trying to deliver through this blog. It saddens me to admit though that [...]
September 18, 2008
4:46
Another Human Rights Prize for Al-Lahem
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Abdul-Rahman al-Lahem, the well-known Saudi lawyer, was awarded earlier this year the International Human Rights Lawyer Award from the American Bar Association, but sadly he could not receive the award in person because he is not allowed to travel outside the country. This week, al-Lahem has received another honor, winning the 2008 Human Rights Defender award [...]
September 12, 2008
20:04
The End is Nigh?
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Saudi Arabia’s top judiciary official has issued a religious decree saying it is permissible to kill the owners of satellite TV networks that broadcast immoral content. The 79-year-old Sheik Saleh al-Lihedan said Thursday that satellite channels cause the “deviance of thousands of people.” He did not name any particular channel, but many of the top Arab [...]
September 11, 2008
23:26
Those New Cool Thobes
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As men in Saudi Arabia are usually dressed either in black — for women — or white — for men —, I usually try to appreciate the moments when I’m abroad and enjoy the colorful clothes people wear, spending much of my free time walking down the streets and observing others. That’s why I was glad [...]
September 09, 2008
15:15
Real Job of HRC
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Turki al-Sudairi, chairman of the Human Rights Commission (HRC), told Arab News today that his organization has handled over 10,000 complaints since it was founded three years ago. He then went on to count the other great achievements his organization has made, including the formation of a higher committee to distribute booklets on human [...]
September 06, 2008
0:27
Greatness
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More than 100 days have passed and Prof. Matrook al-Faleh is still detained following his arrest last May. His situation remains the same: in solitary confinement and yet to be allowed to meet his lawyer. No official statement has been released on why he was arrested, but it is widely accepted that his detention is [...]
September 04, 2008
2:37
Unhappy Birthday
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As someone born and raised in Saudi Arabia, I am quite familiar with the kind and amount of hostility Wahhabi teachings hold against the display of joy in most aspects of daily life because they view such display in contradiction with the piety and solemnity that is required in a Muslim. This can be explained [...]
September 02, 2008
17:32
Sean Puffy Combs Plea for Oil
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American rapper Sean Puffy Combs complains about the high cost of gasoline, and says he can no longer afford to fly his private jet from New York to Los Angeles twice a month. He is begging the Saudis to send him some free oil so that he can fly in his private jet once again. [...]
September 01, 2008
1:29
Ramadan Mubarak
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August 28, 2008
14:50
Saudi Dates
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No, I’m not talking about that kind of dates, because as I’ve previously said on this blog, dating in Saudi Arabia is a risky business which I prefer not to get myself involved in. What I’m talking about here is those nice little things you find at the top of palm trees; dates that you [...]
August 23, 2008
16:30
Presenting
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Egyptian blogger Alaa talk during the Arab Bloggers Meeting in Beirut. Connection is not great here. I will post more after I come back.
August 20, 2008
13:49
Beirut, Again
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I did not enjoy Beirut as much as I wanted when I went there for the first time last December. The schedule was tight, the weather was cold, and the political situation was tense. But now it’s summer, and I hope it will be different this time. I will be flying to Beirut tomorrow [...]
August 19, 2008
12:40
Edge of Arabia
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I hear that London is full of Saudis these days. A friend recently told me that Leicester Square now looks like Tahlia St., with Saudi boys occupying all the tables at all restaurants and cafes. The only difference, probably, is the presence of uncovered women, a breed that is too rare in our Tahlia back [...]
August 12, 2008
15:05
Too Centralized?
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One of the courses I’m taking this summer is Pharmacy Law. The current law was issued few years ago to replace the first law that regulated the profession of pharmacy in Saudi Arabia which has been used since the 1960’s. There is no such thing as a perfect law, and this one is no exception. [...]
August 08, 2008
21:00
Saudis in Beijing
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Saudi Arabia’s Olympic team follow their national flag-bearer Mohammed al-Khuwaildi during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Saudi Arabia is one of the few countries that does not allow women to take part in the Olympics. Meanwhile, neighboring GCC countries UAE and Bahrain both had female athletes as their flag-bearers in the [...]
18:14
Judges Gone Wild
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If writing about the Commission is like beating a dead horse, then writing about the judicial system is like… beating a dead mule. There is much to say, but I will leave these recent examples talk for themselves: A judge has sentenced a chemistry professor to 600 lashes and 8 months in jail for an alleged [...]
August 06, 2008
16:35
Old Kout
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My family used to live in the heart of Hofuf, the Old Kout neighborhood. My grandfather and his two brothers owned small adjacent houses in those narrow allies, before they moved out to newer areas of the city over 40 years ago. My grandfather passed away when my father was only six years old, and [...]
August 02, 2008
20:32
Too Much to Ask?
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More than 75 days have passed since the arrest of Matrook al-Faleh, the political sciences professor at KSU, who was taken from his office at the university in a manner that is inappropriate and unacceptable, to say the least. No official statement has been released on why he was arrested and what are the charges [...]
August 01, 2008
1:09
Commission Ban Cats and Dogs
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I have been trying to avoid writing about the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice lately because, frankly, why beat a dead horse? But this one is just too good to miss: Saudi Arabia’s religious police have announced a ban on selling cats and dogs as pets, or walking them in public in [...]
July 29, 2008
16:21
On Saudi Marriages
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Summertime is the preferred season for marriages in Saudi Arabia. I don’t like going to weddings but I always find myself socially obliged to attend quite a few of those between June and August every year, and this year more than before, many people who see me there ask me if I’m getting married soon. [...]
July 27, 2008
9:52
Aramco’s Iron Lady
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Here is a different face of Saudi Arabia, a face usually not seen: Meet Nabilah al-Tunisi, aka the Iron Lady, the acting manager for projects, control and support, at Saudi Aramco. She has been recently put in charge of the engineering on a new $25 billion refinery and petrochemicals plant–the Ras Tanura Integrated Project. [...]
July 24, 2008
9:36
Normal Country
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In a moment of frustration yesterday, I posted this rant on Twitter: “If only we were living in a normal country…” Apparently the short sentence struck a chord among my fellow twiterrers and a meme was born. Here’s some examples: 7anno: that’s “if” CivilLizard: If only anyone can come up with what’s normal for the majority or [...]
July 20, 2008
19:38
Dubai: Saudis and Britons
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I was surprised when I read earlier this week that there are 5,000 Saudis living in Dubai. I’m not sure if this number is big or small, but I don’t think there is a larger Saudi community living abroad anywhere else. I can understand why, though. Beside the booming economy and the glitz, it is [...]
July 17, 2008
8:13
Unsettling
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Sheikh Namer al-Namer is a radical Shia cleric who enjoys a following in his little hometown of al-Awamiya in Qatif. If Sheikh Hasan al-Saffar represents the dominant and more tolerant, open-minded voice calling for unity and dialogue with the government, then Sheikh al-Namer stands at the other end of the Shia spectrum with some extreme [...]

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