from Islamaad Sumera Saeed writes As a pitched political battle rages on between embattled President Musharraf and ruling alliance of the country, Saudis seems to have extended an olive branch to all sides by assuring a safe palace for Pervaiz Musharraf in Riyadh and decision in this regard is likely to be taken by President Musharraf […]
Whither Saudi Blogging?
Posted by Ayesha Saldanha to Global Voices Online Saudi Arabia has a large and active blogosphere, in which all kinds of voices and opinions can be heard, including opinions that cannot be expressed in the country’s media. But can blogging play a bigger role in changing Saudi society? One blogger poses the question. Abu […]
Migrant Workers Protest ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ in Saudi Arabia
Posted by Ayesha Saldanha to Global Voices Online Two weeks ago there were strikes and violent demonstrations by Bangladeshi workers in Kuwait, protesting low pay and poor working conditions. Following the demonstrations, more than 200 workers were deported. In this post, two Saudi bloggers tell us what they think of modern-day ‘slavery’ in Saudi Arabia […]
Saudi Arabia: Is Divorce an Easy Word?
“Has divorce become such an easy word?” asks Saudi Arabian blogger 3abira Sabeel [Ar], in this post which discusses how different today’s women are from their grandmothers and why young women and men find it easy to dissolve their unions. She sets the tone for her post by describing the scene when our “illiterate” grandmothers […]
Saudi Arabia Pays Russia to Weaken Ties with Iran
Riyadh, 15/07 I was shocked when I read in the newspaper that Saudi Arabia will purchase military equipment from Russia just to reduce diplomatic tension. King Abdullah just wanted Russia to reduce military cooperation with Iran in the future. It turns out, Saudi Arabia offered very interesting military purchasing contracts to Russia in the future […]
Saudi Arabia: The Black Garbage Bag
American Sabra is in Saudi Arabia … and has to do what the Saudi women do when it comes to covering up from head to toe when outside her house. On the Abaya, or cloak worn by women in Saudi, Sabra writes: I wear my abeya when I leave our compound to do occasional grocery […]
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