Topic: Political Development
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John B posted a blog entry
Moderate Muslims ‘Screaming’ for End of Terrorism
Middle East Times runs an editorial noting that moderate Muslims are not only speaking out against extremism, they are...
Middle East Times runs an editorial noting that moderate Muslims are not only speaking out against extremism, they are...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Honor Those Killed in Anti-Terror Efforts
The word ‘martyr’ is a contentious one. Some use it to identify those killed while protecting Islam. Some use it to...
The word ‘martyr’ is a contentious one. Some use it to identify those killed while protecting Islam. Some use it to...
John B posted a blog entry
‘Saudis on Saudis’ Film Festival a Hit
Saudi Gazette reports on a festival of shorts and documentary films about Saudi Arabia, by Saudis. The fest, held in Jeddah, is...
Saudi Gazette reports on a festival of shorts and documentary films about Saudi Arabia, by Saudis. The fest, held in Jeddah, is...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Name Two Killed in Anti-Terror Efforts
I don’t know why this information is being made public, four years after the fact, but Arab News reports that the Saudi...
I don’t know why this information is being made public, four years after the fact, but Arab News reports that the Saudi...
John B posted a blog entry
Harassing Women in Saudi Arabia
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice make another public mistake, according to this Arab News...
The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice make another public mistake, according to this Arab News...
John B posted a blog entry
Global Financial Meltdown Hits Saudis
‘Business Week’ carries this AP story about how the global financial meltdown is affecting Saudi Arabia and the...
‘Business Week’ carries this AP story about how the global financial meltdown is affecting Saudi Arabia and the...
John B posted a blog entry
Prince Turki Al-Faisal Wins Libel Suit in France
The tragedy of 9/11 has led to a variety of lawsuits against various Saudis. Uniformly, courts in the US and the UK have found...
The tragedy of 9/11 has led to a variety of lawsuits against various Saudis. Uniformly, courts in the US and the UK have found...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Health Care to Go Private
Saudi Arabia, as the US, is confronted with the fact of rising costs of health care. According to this piece in the Financial...
Saudi Arabia, as the US, is confronted with the fact of rising costs of health care. According to this piece in the Financial...
John B posted a blog entry
Iran Hacking Saudi Websites
Asharq Alawsat reports on Shi’a efforts—apparently originating in Iran—to take down Sunni websites, including...
Asharq Alawsat reports on Shi’a efforts—apparently originating in Iran—to take down Sunni websites, including...
John B posted a blog entry
The New Saudi Abayas (and Headaches)
Associated Press’ Riyadh Bureau Chief Donna Abu-Nasr writes about the new abayas to be found in Saudi shops. She notes...
Associated Press’ Riyadh Bureau Chief Donna Abu-Nasr writes about the new abayas to be found in Saudi shops. She notes...
John B posted a blog entry
Asharq Alawsat Interviews of Note
Asharq Alawsat publishes two very interesting interview. One is with Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradawi, who recently created a ruckus...
Asharq Alawsat publishes two very interesting interview. One is with Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradawi, who recently created a ruckus...
John B posted a blog entry
Call to Clean Up Arabic TV
Hamad Al-Majid, member of the Saudi National Organization for Human Rights, thinks the TV programming broadcast into Arabic...
Hamad Al-Majid, member of the Saudi National Organization for Human Rights, thinks the TV programming broadcast into Arabic...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Battling the Abayas
Financial Times has this piece on how the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is tying to reassert...
Financial Times has this piece on how the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice is tying to reassert...
John B posted a blog entry
Authorities React to Potential of Soap Operas
The Saudi clerics’ statements about the evils of different sorts of TV programming have provided cause for much mirth....
The Saudi clerics’ statements about the evils of different sorts of TV programming have provided cause for much mirth....
John B posted a blog entry
Providing Cover for Terrorists
Mshari Al-Zaydi, writing in Asharq Alawsat, condemns the Arab and Muslim intellectuals who will go through contortions of logic...
Mshari Al-Zaydi, writing in Asharq Alawsat, condemns the Arab and Muslim intellectuals who will go through contortions of logic...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Negotiations with Taleban?
The British newspaper The Observer, the Sunday paper of The Guardian, reports that Saudi Arabia has been involved in secret...
The British newspaper The Observer, the Sunday paper of The Guardian, reports that Saudi Arabia has been involved in secret...
John B posted a blog entry
Jewel of Medina UK Publisher Firebombed
Well, this is just charming… the UK publisher of the controversial-before-it’s-published book, Jewel of Medina has...
Well, this is just charming… the UK publisher of the controversial-before-it’s-published book, Jewel of Medina has...
John B posted a blog entry
‘Who Speaks for Islam?’ Maybe Not Saudi Clerics
Writing for the UAE’s The National, American journalist Caryle Murphy points out how the recent statements by various...
Writing for the UAE’s The National, American journalist Caryle Murphy points out how the recent statements by various...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi to Sue Qaradawi over Shi’a Slurs
The UAE’s Gulf News reports that a Saudi lawyer is suing Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradawi over statements the lawyer sees as...
The UAE’s Gulf News reports that a Saudi lawyer is suing Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradawi over statements the lawyer sees as...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi King: ‘It’s Good to Talk’
Saudi King Abdullah reconfirmed his commitment to dialogue in this speech reported by the Saudi Press Agency. Not only social...
Saudi King Abdullah reconfirmed his commitment to dialogue in this speech reported by the Saudi Press Agency. Not only social...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis: ‘$100/bbl Too High for Oil’
‘Emirates Business 27/7′, a product of the Dubai-based Arab Media Group, has this story. It reports on a study...
‘Emirates Business 27/7′, a product of the Dubai-based Arab Media Group, has this story. It reports on a study...
John B posted a blog entry
When the Religious Becomes the Political
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed’s column in Asharq Alawsat takes on the intersection of religion and politics, particularly as it...
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed’s column in Asharq Alawsat takes on the intersection of religion and politics, particularly as it...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Continue Thrust of Madrid Conference
Saudi Gazette reports that the Saudi government is acting to ensure that the momentum of the Madrid Conference on Religious...
Saudi Gazette reports that the Saudi government is acting to ensure that the momentum of the Madrid Conference on Religious...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Air Carrier Facing Too High Fuel Costs
The Saudi media is reporting on the woes of Saudi economy air carrier Sama. The carrier, which competes against Saudia, the...
The Saudi media is reporting on the woes of Saudi economy air carrier Sama. The carrier, which competes against Saudia, the...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Economy to Weather Financial Tornadoes
Financial Times reports that the Saudis—and other Gulf Arabs—are watching the global financial crisis closely....
Financial Times reports that the Saudis—and other Gulf Arabs—are watching the global financial crisis closely....
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Object to HRW Report on Ismailis
Dubai’s Gulf News reports that many Saudis are unhappy with the Human Rights Watch report on the ’second class...
Dubai’s Gulf News reports that many Saudis are unhappy with the Human Rights Watch report on the ’second class...
John B posted a blog entry
Arab Support for Suicide Bombings Declines
Writing in Asharq Alawsat, Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, Managing Director of Al-Arabiya TV comments on the growing unpopularity of...
Writing in Asharq Alawsat, Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, Managing Director of Al-Arabiya TV comments on the growing unpopularity of...
John B posted a blog entry
Al-Qaeda on the Saudi Border
Asharq Alawsat’s Editor in Chief, Tariq Alhomayed, writes about the threat growing in Yemen as Al-Qaeda retreats from...
Asharq Alawsat’s Editor in Chief, Tariq Alhomayed, writes about the threat growing in Yemen as Al-Qaeda retreats from...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Vice Police Curbed in Mecca Region
Saudi Gazette reports that members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice will require explicit...
Saudi Gazette reports that members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice will require explicit...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Arabia: 2008 Religious Freedom Report
The US Dept. of State has issued is global report on International Religious Freedom for 2008. The report covers the period of...
The US Dept. of State has issued is global report on International Religious Freedom for 2008. The report covers the period of...
John B posted a blog entry
“New Jihadism”
Economist reviews two new books on jihadism that differ in their analyses of what’s behind it. Worth...
Economist reviews two new books on jihadism that differ in their analyses of what’s behind it. Worth...
John B posted a blog entry
Economist on Saudi TV Fatwas
Economist reports on the fatawa condemning TV channel owners. It says that Saudis aren’t surprised much by such...
Economist reports on the fatawa condemning TV channel owners. It says that Saudis aren’t surprised much by such...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Craft New Anti-Smoking Laws
Arab News reports on new anti-smoking laws ready to be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. The laws prohibit smoking in...
Arab News reports on new anti-smoking laws ready to be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. The laws prohibit smoking in...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudi Unemployment Dips
In a country where half of the population is still under 25, unemployment is a serious and likely growing problem. Add to it...
In a country where half of the population is still under 25, unemployment is a serious and likely growing problem. Add to it...
John B posted a blog entry
Assessing the US Embassy in Yemen Attack
Asharq Alawsat takes a look at yesterday’s attack on the US Embassy in Sanaa. US Embassy Attack in Yemen: Islamists...
Asharq Alawsat takes a look at yesterday’s attack on the US Embassy in Sanaa. US Embassy Attack in Yemen: Islamists...
John B posted a blog entry
Oil Income Leads to Overload for Saudi Ports
Arab News reports that governmental and business efforts to expand Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port facilities aren’t...
Arab News reports that governmental and business efforts to expand Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port facilities aren’t...
John B posted a blog entry
Saudis Expand Health Insurance Coverage
Saudi Arabia is moving a step closer to universal health insurance, according to this Arab News report. Expanding the net of...
Saudi Arabia is moving a step closer to universal health insurance, according to this Arab News report. Expanding the net of...
John B posted a blog entry
Ramadan TV Fatawas Create Controvery
The furor over the Saudi fatawas condemning TV programming deemed ‘depraved’, ‘immoral’,...
The furor over the Saudi fatawas condemning TV programming deemed ‘depraved’, ‘immoral’,...
