Posted in Saudi Arabia, Saudi culture, Saudi customs on November 27, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Freedom can have many definitions but overall to me it is a sense of being able to make choices for oneself and not be dictated in regards to what one can say or how they can dress. Freedom allows one to not fear repercussions for following their beliefs, values and being true to their ethics [...]
Posted in Saudi Arabia, Saudi culture, Saudi customs, politics on November 25, 2007 | 10 Comments »
As I have mentioned in previous postings among my various projects and undertakings I also am engaged as a media consultant to Saudi Television Channel 2 which is the English language channel. The other night I participated on the air on a program discussing the Crown Prince visit to Moscow. The program focused on the [...]
Posted in Saudi Arabia, Saudi culture, Saudi customs, gender, islam, politics, religion on November 24, 2007 | 32 Comments »
So much has been said in the media (print and broadcast) as well as in the blogosphere about the Qatif Rape Case. I’ve been silent as I am actually still digesting the ongoing events of the incident and its implications. I believe it is a major step backward for the Kingdom in regards to human [...]
Posted in Saudi Arabia, Saudi culture, Saudi customs on November 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Finally the Kingdom is clamping down and enforcing new rules of the road! These new rules and regulations may seem and feel like extreme measures to the residents of the Kingdom but given the track record where an individual dies each hour in the Kingdom due to a traffic incident it was time to try [...]
Posted in America, Saudi Arabia, Saudi blogs, Saudi culture, Saudi customs, religion on November 20, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Just like Americans feel a degree of culture shock when traveling to Saudi Arabia for the first time, the same applies to Saudis who are coming to the States. For most Saudis who have not been to the US before, their preconceived perceptions on what to expect and what it will be like is based [...]
Posted in America, Saudi Arabia, Saudi culture, Saudi customs, islam, religion on November 18, 2007 | 16 Comments »
I want to thank Marianne for a comment she recently posted under the posting about the Saudi bisht. She mentioned the culture shock experienced on first arriving to the Middle East region in spite of having done her homework. This comment got me thinking about the reverse culture shock that Saudis (and others) may experience [...]
Posted in Saudi Arabia, Saudi culture, Saudi customs on November 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Due to the official launching of the OPEC summit on Saturday, 17 November, Friday was a slow and lazy day in Riyadh. In fact, in many respects, Riyadh appears like a ghost town. Most individuals who were able to benefit from the unexpected windfall of a long weekend decided to escape from the capital city. [...]
Posted in Saudi Arabia, politics on November 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
As I wrote two days ago, the 3rd OPEC summit takes place in Riyadh on 17/18 (Saturday/Sunday) November. Already dignataries are arriving and hotels are full. The two airports in Riyadh (King Khalid International and Riyadh Air Base) have been quite busy receiving advance guests.
There is no doubt that the agenda this year will be [...]
Posted in America, Saudi Arabia, Saudi culture, Saudi customs, islam, pets, religion on November 14, 2007 | No Comments »
I sense that most individuals who follow blogs tend to be avid readers. Many follow current affairs, global events and what is making news. These days in the States, the drought is making big news, particularly in the states of Georgia, Alabama and Florida. I have family who live near Lake Lanier not too far [...]
Posted in Saudi Arabia, Saudi customs, politics on November 14, 2007 | No Comments »
As many of you may have seen in the news these days, the 3rd annual OPEC summit will take place in Riyadh on Saturday and Sunday (17/18 November). Many dignitaries, corporate executives from the oil and petroleum industries and the press are already starting to arrive in Riyadh. There are literally no rooms at the [...]
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