Comments on: Saudi Women Take to Blogs http://xrdarabia.org/2007/02/23/saudi-women-take-to-blogs/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:04:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Global Voices Online http://xrdarabia.org/2007/02/23/saudi-women-take-to-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-2340 Global Voices Online Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:07:47 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=2749#comment-2340 [...] Crossroads Arabia have also been very busy recently. In one week, they updated on the recent Valentine’s-day-related punishments, Adel Al-Jubeir’s formal assignment as Saudi ambassador to the US, HR groups protesting Saudi beheadings, cyber activism by Saudi women, and both forced divorce cases of Fatima and ex-husband Mansour, and Rania and ex-husband Saud. Regarding the most-recent death of celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, Yazeed seems to have had it with the obsessive media coverage of the case. He is disappointed with CNN’s Larry King and said: “Every night, every single night (I like to have CNN on when I sleep) that’s all he talks about, he has the same guests (almost), talking about the wacky case.” He also said that he is changing his “sleep channel” to Fox News. This whole craze has certainly turned some heads. Aya thinks that the media regards Anna Nicole’s death more important than Iraq. Speaking of Iraq, Ubergirl87 raised some very interesting questions, in a recent post, regarding the wartorn country. [...] [...] Crossroads Arabia have also been very busy recently. In one week, they updated on the recent Valentine’s-day-related punishments, Adel Al-Jubeir’s formal assignment as Saudi ambassador to the US, HR groups protesting Saudi beheadings, cyber activism by Saudi women, and both forced divorce cases of Fatima and ex-husband Mansour, and Rania and ex-husband Saud. Regarding the most-recent death of celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, Yazeed seems to have had it with the obsessive media coverage of the case. He is disappointed with CNN’s Larry King and said: “Every night, every single night (I like to have CNN on when I sleep) that’s all he talks about, he has the same guests (almost), talking about the wacky case.” He also said that he is changing his “sleep channel” to Fox News. This whole craze has certainly turned some heads. Aya thinks that the media regards Anna Nicole’s death more important than Iraq. Speaking of Iraq, Ubergirl87 raised some very interesting questions, in a recent post, regarding the wartorn country. [...]

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2007/02/23/saudi-women-take-to-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-2339 John Burgess Mon, 26 Feb 2007 14:52:53 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=2749#comment-2339 Shh! Shh!

]]> By: Ahmed http://xrdarabia.org/2007/02/23/saudi-women-take-to-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-2338 Ahmed Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:54:35 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=2749#comment-2338 This piece seems familiar to me: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21675&Itemid=116 http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21672&Itemid=116 This piece seems familiar to me:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21675&Itemid=116
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21672&Itemid=116

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2007/02/23/saudi-women-take-to-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-2337 John Burgess Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:06:59 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=2749#comment-2337 I absolutely agree! I hope to see more Saudis writing for wider audiences on the issues they deal with daily as well as their aspirations, both personal and national. I absolutely agree! I hope to see more Saudis writing for wider audiences on the issues they deal with daily as well as their aspirations, both personal and national.

]]> By: Saudi Stepford Wife http://xrdarabia.org/2007/02/23/saudi-women-take-to-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 Saudi Stepford Wife Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:10:06 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=2749#comment-2336 I just got the bright idea to start up my own blog because I didn't think that a lot of the topics I wanted to talk about had been addressed. Then, to my surprise, I came here. I am pleased to find thoughtful English language blogs which can communicate with the outside world in a way that Arabic blogs cannot. I look forward to reading more in the future. As for info about myself, I completely agree with Ubergirl, I'm also in disguise and I'm careful to whom I reveal my identity. I do however, think it very important for people outside of the country to learn about us from our own mouths and NOT from what is said about us. I just got the bright idea to start up my own blog because I didn’t think that a lot of the topics I wanted to talk about had been addressed. Then, to my surprise, I came here. I am pleased to find thoughtful English language blogs which can communicate with the outside world in a way that Arabic blogs cannot. I look forward to reading more in the future. As for info about myself, I completely agree with Ubergirl, I’m also in disguise and I’m careful to whom I reveal my identity. I do however, think it very important for people outside of the country to learn about us from our own mouths and NOT from what is said about us.

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