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When the Minister Becomes a Waiter37 comments

Ahmed wrote 1 month ago: Ghazi al-Gosaibi, the Saudi Minister of Labor, is seen here wearing a waiter uniform and serving fo … more »

Tags: Humor, News, Photography, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Food, fuddruckers, Ghazi, ghazi algosaibi

Rights Bodies Appeal for Two Saudis13 comments

Ahmed wrote 2 months ago: Human Rights Watch has urged courts in Jeddah to dismiss a case against Rai’f Badawi, founder of … more »

Tags: Human Rights, News, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Shoura Council, technology, amnesty, Commission, cpvpv

Top Ten Saudis I Want to Meet21 comments

Ahmed wrote 2 months ago: Five days before Fouad al-Farhan was detained, he posted a list of ten least favourite Saudis that h … more »

Tags: Blogging, Human Rights, media, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Women's rights, List, Personalities, Saudi

Al-Lahem Awarded Human Rights Prize1 comment

Ahmed wrote 2 months ago: Abdul-Rahman al-Lahem, the brave Saudi lawyer and human rights activist, has received the Internatio … more »

Tags: News, Saudi Arabia, Politics, Human Rights, Justice, Lawyer, award, lahem, ABA

Seriously?!23 comments

Ahmed wrote 2 months ago: This was the first thing I saw when I entered my college building this morning: Few hours later, so … more »

Tags: Saudi Arabia, Politics, Photography, KSU, Poster, College, thobe, Jeans, Religion

How to Feed Extremism?18 comments

Ahmed wrote 4 months ago: Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak is a cleric who can be described as “extreme” but that I guess would be a … more »

Tags: Human Rights, media, News, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Extremism, Barrak, bin bejad, fatwa

Riyadh International Book Fair: Could Be Better6 comments

Ahmed wrote 4 months ago: After my past experiences at Riyadh International Book Fair, and considering that I have recently vi … more »

Tags: News, Saudi Arabia, media, Politics, Riyadh Favourites, Riyadh, Books, ribf, riyadh international book fair

Segregation or Regulation?20 comments

Ahmed wrote 4 months ago: Although I have tried to register to participate at the 7th National Dialogue, I never received to a … more »

Tags: Education, Saudi Arabia, Politics, Women's rights, Healthcare, Women, Employment, national dialogue

The Kingdom of (in)humanity36 comments

Ahmed wrote 5 months ago: As if Yakin Ertürk, the special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Violence A … more »

Tags: Human Rights, News, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Women's rights, Commission, cpvpv, Religious Police, Saudi women

Fouad's Letter10 comments

Ahmed wrote 7 months ago: I received a copy from the letter sent by Fouad to his friends a few days before his arrest. This le … more »

Tags: News, Blogging, Saudi Arabia, Politics, Human Rights, free fouad, fouad alfarhan, fouad al farhan, Blogger

Saudi Blogger Arrested11 comments

Ahmed wrote 7 months ago: Fouad Al Farhan, a leading Saudi blogger, has been arrested in Jeddah about two weeks ago. The reaso … more »

Tags: News, Blogging, Saudi Arabia, Politics, Human Rights, Freedom, free speech, free fouad, fouad alfarhan

We Would Like to Breathe29 comments

Ahmed wrote 7 months ago: For some reason, Arab News chooses not to name KSU when they write about the stifling restrictions S … more »

Tags: Education, Saudi Arabia, media, Politics, Women's rights, gulf, Human Rights, Girls, KSU

The Qatif Girl, Again44 comments

Ahmed wrote 8 months ago: I honestly did not want to write again about the Qatif Girl case. The last thing this country needs … more »

Tags: News, Saudi Arabia, media, Politics, Women's rights, Human Rights, Legal, Justice, rape

The Siege of Mecca9 comments

Ahmed wrote 8 months ago: Although the uprising of Juhayman Al Otaibi in Mecca in 1979 played a crucial role in shaping politi … more »

Tags: Human Rights, media, Politics, Saudi Arabia, 1979, book, Books, Extremism, Grand Mosque

Speak of the Devil...6 comments

Ahmed wrote 9 months ago: That was fast. Only a few minutes after posting this, look what I found: Hamza Al Mozainy is very di … more »

Tags: Blogging, media, News, Politics, Saudi Arabia, eID, Saudi, MSM, Mainstream media

Jeddah: Gurlz vs. Guyz10 comments

Ahmed wrote 9 months ago: I have said it before and I shall say it again and again: those Jeddawis never fail to impress me. T … more »

Tags: Saudi Arabia, media, Women's rights, Arts, jeddah, boys, Girls, Youth, Dating

Divide and Conquer5 comments

Ahmed wrote 11 months ago: After this, one can’t say he could not see that coming: The Commission for Promotion of Virtue … more »

Tags: News, Politics, Saudi Arabia

Activists Release New Statement1 comment

Ahmed wrote 11 months ago: A group of political and human rights activists in Saudi Arabia have sent an open letter to the head … more »

Tags: News, Saudi Arabia, media, Politics, Human Rights

Liberal Blog Hacked. How Pathetic!7 comments

Ahmed wrote 11 months ago: I was skimming through my feeds in Google Reader while watching a football match on TV when I saw th … more »

Tags: News, Blogging, Saudi Arabia, media, Politics


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