Saudi Affairs
Saudi Affairs
Sex scandal rocks Saudi Arabia
As temperatures in the Mid-East desert kingdom are currently on the rise during the boiling days of summer, it seems Saudi Arabia has also been recently heated up by a new social scandal.
Jul 17, 2004, 14:12
Saudi Affairs
A Pocketful of Condoms
My company produces electronic travel guides for various cities in the Kingdom and abroad. We recently hired an American lady to write the text that is incorporated within our product.
Jun 29, 2004, 01:25
Saudi Affairs
The ABC's of Hatred
Surely the most chilling aspect of the latest terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia against foreigners at the Khobar oil center was in reports from the scene about how the Saudi militants tried to kill or capture only the non-Muslims, and let Muslims and Arabs go. The Associated Press quoted a Lebanese woman, Orora Naoufal, who was taken hostage in her apartment, as saying that the gunmen released her when they learned of her nationality. They told her they were interested in harming only "infidels" and Westerners.
Jun 5, 2004, 19:20
Saudi Affairs
Telling the Truth, Facing the Whip
Yesterday I was supposed to appear at the Sahafa police station to receive 75 lashes on my back. I had been sentenced by a religious court because of articles I had written calling for freedom of speech and criticizing Wahhabism, Saudi Arabia's official religious doctrine. At the last minute, I decided not to go to the police station and undergo this most humiliating punishment. With the nation at a virtual standstill for the holiday Id al-Fitr, the sentence remains pending. I will leave this matter to fate.
Dec 3, 2003, 19:44
Saudi Affairs
Three Women and a Shoura
This is a tale of three women. Three women who, unrelated or unknown to each other, are linked by a common dilemma.
Nov 23, 2003, 13:26
Saudi Affairs
Temper Justice With Mercy
Last week I read in the newspapers about a young woman from Jizan who was sentenced to 500 lashes for marrying a young Jizani man after getting divorced from her first husband. You see, the young woman did not wait for the mandatory three months to pass before marrying her new husband. In fact, she married him the same day she got her divorce.
Nov 23, 2003, 13:20
Saudi Affairs
Believers in the ‘Gotcha!’ Strategy
Last week I attended a dinner where I met a young man from the Ministry of Education. We had a long conversation in which the gentleman displayed considerable grace and forbearance toward me. This was because my comments and questions were a bit aggressive and even rude due to my deep concern about the situation of our educational system.
Nov 19, 2003, 02:46
Saudi Affairs
Saba Did the Right Thing, Say Many
Saba Abu Lisan, a young Saudi woman, rescued seven people, including her two sisters, after the Al-Muhaya Compound bombing in Riyadh on Nov. 8.
Nov 19, 2003, 02:37
Saudi Affairs
SMOKING SHEESHA AND CIGARETTES – WOMEN TELL THEIR STORIES
Imagine that while climbing the steps of your home, you get the smell of M assil, the substance used in hubbly-bubble. You may become very mad at that moment. You may think of making a very important decision in your life and turn your home topsy-turvy. However, you may control your temper, if you are wise. Any wrong move may lead to breaking your wife s ribs.
Oct 24, 2003, 10:43
Saudi Affairs
Action Is Taken Against Erring Officials: Religious Police Chief
Sheikh Ibrahim ibn Abdullah Al-Ghaith, president of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, has admitted that his officials have held married couples for questioning when they were found in “suspicious circumstances”.
Oct 24, 2003, 03:06
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