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Saudi Arabia’s Slow March Towards Modernization

yessir — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:12:07 +0000

Islamic Extremists Resisting Change

I came across a recent article entitled Extremists Need A Dose Of Reality. It is a well written article by Samar Fatany, a Jeddah-based columnist and radio journalist. In that article, Samar Fatany speaks of the slow progress towards modernization in Saudi Arabia, despite the efforts of a reformist king. Samar Fatany attributed this [...]

Saudi Arabia – World’s Largest Women Only University Opens

yessir — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:12:04 +0000

No Objections

In October 2009 the new $7 billion research university called the King Abdullah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) officially opened for business, taking in its first batch of 800 post graduate students from 61 countries and a teaching staff of 71 professors, many of whom came from the United States. But KAUST, which aims to expand to around 2,000 [...]

Sheikh Ahmed bin Qassim al-Ghamidi Clarifies Comments On Sex Segragation

yessir — Mon, 03 May 2010 20:37:37 +0000

Views Misunderstood

Sheikh Ahmed bin Qassim al-Ghamidi is feeling the heat. It wasn’t that long ago that he boldly said: “Mixing between the sexes is just natural and there is no good reason to ban it” and ”I still hold to the view I expressed on gender segregation, and I won’t go back on it, and I’ll continue to [...]

Saudi Arabia – New Campus Provides Freedom For Women

yessir — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:42:13 +0000

Saudi Arabia is a Muslim country. There, women do not have freedom of choice or action. Under a system called male guardianship, Saudi women are not allowed to make any decision on their own. They must obtain permission from a guardian (a father, husband, or even a son) to work, drive, travel, study, marry, or even [...]