Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women Find an Unlikely Role Model: Oprah
Found this article today in the New York Times. Its very interesting – young Saudi women are watching Oprah Winfrey’s show in droves because she addresses subjects Saudi women rarely get to discuss, for example racism. When I was in Jubail, I noticed (through side-ways glances – you never “eyeball” a woman in Saudi Arabia, […]
July 14th, 2006 by alephnaught
Saudi Arabia blames Hizbollah in Lebanon Crisis
An article off of Reuters indicates that Saudi Arabia blames radical Muslims for the unrest on the Lebanese border.
May 28th, 2006 by alephnaught
Don’t Be Friends With Christians or Jews, Saudi Texts Say
Don’t Be Friends With Christians or Jews, Saudi Texts SayBy HASSAN FATTAHMay 24, 2006Quoted from The New York Times
June 12th, 2005 by alephnaught
June 12th, 2005 by alephnaught
Inside the Kingdom
Title: Inside the Kingdom Author: Carmen bin Ladin Paperback: 240 pages Publisher: Warner Books (June 13, 2005) ISBN: 0446694886 This is finally out in paperback, so I brought it along for my latest flight to Amsterdam. The book is pretty good and a fast read. She’s obviously lived inside Saudi Arabia as a wife of […]
May 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
Islamic Banking Grows, With All Sorts of Rules
May 3 story from the Wall Street Journal
April 24th, 2005 by alephnaught
March 7th, 2005 by alephnaught
Ads for Saudi Bank Focus on Women
“Ads for Saudi Bank Focus on Women”, article from the NY Times March 7, 2005
March 1st, 2005 by alephnaught
Have I Told You About the Time a Saudi Sheik tried to Kidnap Me?
An interesting article on spending time in Saudi Arabia as a single woman
September 19th, 2008 by alephnaught