In an event that is considered a first of it’s kind in Saudi Arabian media, The morning Show “Sabah Al Saudia” broke the norm of what you’d expect from a governmentally funded, low rating, channel
Posted in Activism, Arabs, Assholes, Awareness, Censorship, Civil Rights, Entertainment, Freedom of Speech, Media, Saudi Arabia, Society | Leave a commentAt last sun arises today, A first blush of morning, A day of celebration and rejoicing, Millions of people are cherishing. Here it comes, A national day of Saudi Arabia, A country of grace, Though the mercy of God. A …
Posted in Poetry, Saudi Arabia | 4 CommentsThe small town of Badr, located 130 km south-west of Holy city of Madina in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Though it only covers a couple of square kilometres of area but enjoys great historic significance. When Last Prophet of God …
Posted in General, Saudi Arabia | Tagged Badr, History, Islam, Saudi Arabia | 2 CommentsWhats funny is that despite being into the 21st century for a decade now, some issues prevail which might confuse aliens from Mars to think residents of the Earth (aka us), still belong in the 15th Century or even earlier. …
Posted in Activism, Gender, Saudi Arabia, Sex, Sexism, Society, Women | Tagged Gender, Saudi Arabia, Sexism, women rights | 4 CommentsIn Saudi Arabia, a domestic worker has been physically abused by nails. The family for which she worked for tortured her. The 50-year-old from Sri Lanka had a total of 23 red-hot nails rammed into her flesh – every time …
Posted in Migrant Workers, Saudi Arabia | 13 CommentsThe telecom authorities in the Gulf state had announced on that all the BlackBerry services to be prohibit in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UAE wants to offer an alternative but no details on how this should be executed. The …
Posted in Gulf, Saudi Arabia, UAE | Leave a commentWith the recent rise of concern in the West and Israel over Iran’s alleged nuclear program and Iran facing accusations of attempting to create highly-enriched uranium to produce weapons-grade plutonium and eventually nuclear warheads, a few reports with questionable accuracy …
Posted in Current Events, Gulf, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA | 11 CommentsA model dumped by a Saudi Arabian Princess allegedly attacked her chauffeur soon after their breakup. And that doesn’t even begin to describe how bizarre this story is. The model, Patrick Ribbsaeter, was caught with two other women in the …
Posted in Current Events, Media, Romance, Saudi Arabia, Society, Taboos | 4 CommentsSome leaders in the Middle East are facing existential threats, and as we can well imagine, a knife to your throat concentrates the mind. In chemistry an unstable chemical solution seeks a way of stabilizing itself. Could the volatility of …
Posted in Awareness, Current Events, Egypt, Foreign Affairs, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Palestine, Palestine/Israel, Regional Issues, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Terrorism, Turkey, USA | 4 CommentsPhilippine is the 12th largest population with total of 92 million people scattered in 7107 islands in Western Pacific Ocean. The skills, commitment and hard work of its citizens are highly respected as overseas migrant workers around the world. OFW …
Posted in Migrant Workers, Saudi Arabia | 3 Comments