http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Tue, 29 May 2012 10:23:18 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/comment-page-1/#comment-1486477 Global Voices Online: Saudi Arabia « Stephanie’s Thoughts Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:13:47 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/#comment-1486477 [...] I learned that there are no movie theaters in Saudi Arabia, and one person from the country is advocating for them.  Another person from Saudi Arabia blogs about his experiences at his new job, and how he was [...] [...] I learned that there are no movie theaters in Saudi Arabia, and one person from the country is advocating for them.  Another person from Saudi Arabia blogs about his experiences at his new job, and how he was [...]

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/comment-page-1/#comment-1452916 Jillian York Tue, 13 May 2008 02:41:31 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/#comment-1452916 Great post (and so nice to see the author comment positively in such a way as she did!) - I too had no idea that Saudi Arabia lacked cinemas! Great post (and so nice to see the author comment positively in such a way as she did!) – I too had no idea that Saudi Arabia lacked cinemas!

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/comment-page-1/#comment-1452472 Solana Larsen Mon, 12 May 2008 16:41:31 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/#comment-1452472 I had no idea there were no cinemas in Saudi Arabia... Thanks for this post. I had no idea there were no cinemas in Saudi Arabia… Thanks for this post.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/comment-page-1/#comment-1452269 Hayfa Mon, 12 May 2008 10:09:08 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/#comment-1452269 Thank you for posting and translating my article here. You did a good job doing so, as I enjoyed reading it in English as well. I wrote another article for those who rejected the idea of cinema in Saudi Arabia, and can't see how can movies be produced, without abandoning Islam. The article is about the Iranian cinema, which is considered to be an "Islamic cinema", yet very creative, enjoyable, and has a great history and future. I might publish it the coming days on my blog, and hopefully you will like it. Thank you for posting and translating my article here. You did a good job doing so, as I enjoyed reading it in English as well.
I wrote another article for those who rejected the idea of cinema in Saudi Arabia, and can’t see how can movies be produced, without abandoning Islam. The article is about the Iranian cinema, which is considered to be an “Islamic cinema”, yet very creative, enjoyable, and has a great history and future. I might publish it the coming days on my blog, and hopefully you will like it.

]]> http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/comment-page-1/#comment-1452120 korzac Mon, 12 May 2008 05:57:37 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/05/12/saudi-arabia-why-are-there-no-cinemas/#comment-1452120 You ask the question. You propose ways to a possible solution. But cinema, movies, is an insidious media. Religious Saudi Arabia has surely his own doubts about the pro and con of what seems to an outside observer a triviality. You ask the question. You propose ways to a possible solution. But cinema, movies, is an insidious media. Religious Saudi Arabia has surely his own doubts about the pro and con of what seems to an outside observer a triviality.

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