Saudi Arabia

Let me start by explaining how I met and came to spend time with a military man from Saudi Arabia.   Read More »

College has forced me to open my eyes to views other people may have, and I am doing my best to integrate open-mindedness into my view of the world.

One world view, however, that I fear I will never completely accept, is Islam. (Muslims, may you forgive me, but I will explain.)  Read More »

I don’t believe that the (Saudi) terrorist is bad people or evil in any shape or form. Did Saudi Al-Queda declare war on America when they hijack planes and destroyed the twin towers? Yes, and they continue to fight the war that they declare on 9/11 by killing American soldiers in Iraq but it isn’t enough to rationale an attack on Saudi Arabia.  Read More »

Aparently in Saudi Arabia, there is a right way to beat your wife, and then there is a wrong way to beat your wife according to Saudi author and cleric, "Dr." Muhammad Al-'Arifi. He lectures people on issues like this much in the same way that Dr. Phil talks people.  Read More »

So as it is my habit to read NY times almost everyday…thanks to the free papers for everyone at my college, I want to share one of the cover stories on the front page. It is actually not about any bombings or people killed in the Middle East but about an effort by the Saudi King Abdullah to build a “ginormous” university complex in Jiddah.  Read More »

"The Kingdom" is not a date movie. It's an action movie, with plenty of guns and explosions, along with a very focused plot that you have to concentrate on constantly. It also gives a unique insight into the culture of Saudi Arabia, as well as a view of Muslims who are not gun-toting, ultra-conservative Jihadists.
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