Stories about Saudi Arabia from July, 2005
Saudi Arabia: The Huge Princely Gift
Saudi Jeans comments on the huge gift given to the Louvre by Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal.
Saudi Arabia: Women's Driving: Do We Need Another King Faisal?
Saudi Jeans is discouraged by the latest skirmish in the ‘Should Saudi Arabia allow women to drive’ debate.
Saudi Arabia: Anime Culture
Who knew? Saudi Jeans reports that anime culture is making inroads in the kingdom.
Crossroads Arabia » Blog Archive » Saudi Denunciations Continue
Crossroads Arabia points out two interesting developments from Saudi Arabia. First, the Grand Mufti of the mosque in Mecca–Saudi Arabia's highest religious figure–has condemmed the London bombings. Second, government officials will apparently start arresting and charging clerics who issue fawtas that justify terrorist acts.
Middle East and North Africa Friday Blog Roundup
Beirut Spring has posted a banner condemning terrorism in both English and Arabic. Saudi Jeans has been looking on the Arabic blogs for commentary on the London bombings but has not yet found any; if you see any, make sure to pass it on to him. Chan’ad Bahraini simply asks...
The Middle East and North Africa Thursday Blog Roundup
The blog Egyptian Person comments on a ruling that requires TV stations to put on hostesses who choose to wear the hijab; he asks what the decision will do to those women and girls who are bullied into wearing the headscarf. Iranian Truth looks at some of the potential candidates...
Friday Global Blog Roundup
We’re always looking for new ideas and good stories to write about. If you have a story or a blog post that you think would be a good fit for our daily roundups, email us with the link! East Asia ESWN has a nice photo essay covering Hong Kong’s annual...