Thank You, America
Muhammad Al-Sheikh • Al-Jazirah

What have the Arabs given us Saudis in comparison to what we have gained from our relations with America? I know very well that this is an extremely sensitive issue that many would hesitate to address; they are restrained by a culture of fear that prevents them from confronting controversial and sensitive issues head-on.

Well, this certainly isn’t the kind of op-ed you see in an Arab paper frequently! It’s from the Arabic language daily Al-Jazirah (not to be confused with Qatar’s Al-Jazeera TV).

Read the whole thing.


June:17:2005 - 20:36 | Comments & Trackbacks (5) | Permalink
5 Responses to “Thank You, America”
  1. 1
    Mike H. Said:
    June:17:2005 - 20:36 

    He sees the handwriting on the wall.

  2. 2
    Dean's World Trackbacked With:
    June:17:2005 - 20:36 

    Interesting Press Notices
    John Burgess notes two interesting and hopeful pieces to recently appear in the Arab press:
    Thank You America

    and

  3. 3
    Dean's World Trackbacked With:
    June:17:2005 - 20:36 

    Interesting Press Notices
    John Burgess notes two interesting and hopeful pieces to recently appear in the Arab press:
    Thank You America

    and

  4. 4
    Hyscience Trackbacked With:
    June:17:2005 - 20:36 

    Promising Opinions From The Arab Press: Are there legs here?
    Both of these are interesting reads, and yes, there are legs here, not quite a crowd yet – but “daylights a coming” and with it a new dawn in the Middle East. I just hope it happens in our generation.

  5. 5
    Tom Carter Said:
    June:17:2005 - 20:36 

    Too bad there aren’t more people like him in the Arab world. I guess it takes a lot to escape the 7th century mentality to get there.

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