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Ahmed Al-Omran

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About Ahmed Al-Omran

28 posts · joined 2005-04-11

In 1984, I was born in a big town called Hassa, east of Saudi Arabia. In 2002, I moved to the capital Riyadh to study at King Saud University. Currently, my life is divided between those two cities. My main motivation to do this is because I want to give a better view to the world about what's really happening in my country and the Middle East in general. I maintain two blogs: Saudi Jeans in English, and Yawmyat in Arabic. Recently, I co-founded Saudi Blogs, the first serious attempt to build the Saudi bloggers community.

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March 15th, 2006

Saudi Bloggers React to the Arrest of a Writer

A small portrait of the translator Ahmed Al-Omran · 02:07 · Middle East & North Africa
According to several Saudi blogs and forums, the Saudi authorities have arrested the Islamic intellectual Dr. Mohsen Al-Awaji after he published an article on the web, in which he criticized Ghazi Al-Gosaibi, the minister of labor. In his article, Al-Awaji accused Al-Gosaibi of leading a group that tries to change ... 2 comments  · read »

March 11th, 2006

Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Ahmed Al-Omran · 13:32 · Middle East & North Africa
So, what's the most interesting stuff Saudi bloggers have been talking about in the past seven days? Let's take our weekly tour in the Saudi blogosphere to find out. Aya posts on her experience with the current state of the Saudi blogosphere, saying she is very encouraged by finding many interesting ... 0 comments  · read »

March 2nd, 2006

Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Ahmed Al-Omran · 16:23 · Middle East & North Africa
Different topics were under the spotlight in the Saudi blogosphere during the past week; including terrorist attacks, crash of the stock market, and nationalism. So, let's get started with our roundup for this week... Writing about the latest terrorist attack on oil refineries in Abqaiq, east of the country, Abu-Joori says ... 0 comments  · read »

February 25th, 2006

Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Ahmed Al-Omran · 01:56 · Middle East & North Africa
Many different and interesting topics were discussed in the Saudi blogosphere this week, so let's start our roundup right away. What is the difference between democracy and American democracy? Hassan thinks he has the answer (Arabic). "In democracy, those who gain more votes should win. In American democracy, those who win ... 0 comments  · read »

February 16th, 2006

Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Ahmed Al-Omran · 13:02 · Middle East & North Africa
Like the rest of the world, the infamous Danish cartoons was one of the main topics discussed in the Saudi blogosphere during the past two weeks. Abu-Joori believes that boycotting Danish products was a very civil choice, even though he understands that neither the Danish government nor the Danish people ... 1 comment  · read »

November 24th, 2005

Pulse of the Saudi Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Ahmed Al-Omran · 10:09 · Middle East & North Africa
This week was even quieter than last week in the Saudi blogosphere. However, we can still find some interesting posts from here and there. Unfortunately, most of our featured posts for this week are in Arabic. I know that most of you can't read Arabic, so I tried my best ... 2 comments  · read »
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