Writer Mired in Controversy Resumes Weekly Column

Maha Akeel, Arab News

JEDDAH, 28 November 2004 — Nabila Mahjoob, the veteran writer at Al-Madinah newspaper, has returned to writing her weekly column after being suspended for over a month. Arab News reported her suspension last week but did not mention her name or the paper because the columnist wanted to work things out with the paper quietly before taking further measures.

An interesting article! It seems Ms Mahjoob got herself sideways not with government censors, but with a very important businessman, who leaned on the editor to take action. This sort of echoes what’s happened with some American journalists, radio and TV personalities I can think of. Or maybe the Saudi editorss are following our own FCC’s actions?