Comments on: Full-Court Press by Saudi Women http://xrdarabia.org/2008/04/15/full-court-press-by-saudi-women/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Wed, 23 May 2012 23:26:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2008/04/15/full-court-press-by-saudi-women/comment-page-1/#comment-12663 Sparky Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:47:30 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=4564#comment-12663 So if I want to exercise, I have to go out to a hot ass desert and ask my husband to chase me. Fat chance of that happening! I am proud that these women are stepping out and up. I am also priviledged that my children take part in sports because of a few very kind individuals who are making it happen here. So if I want to exercise, I have to go out to a hot ass desert and ask my husband to chase me. Fat chance of that happening!

I am proud that these women are stepping out and up. I am also priviledged that my children take part in sports because of a few very kind individuals who are making it happen here.

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2008/04/15/full-court-press-by-saudi-women/comment-page-1/#comment-12660 John Burgess Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:06:45 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=4564#comment-12660 I'd say 'more willing to show their boldness by the day'. The Saudi women I know have always had guts. And brains. They were, perhaps, a little timid in displaying either. I’d say ‘more willing to show their boldness by the day’. The Saudi women I know have always had guts. And brains. They were, perhaps, a little timid in displaying either.

]]> By: ratherdashing http://xrdarabia.org/2008/04/15/full-court-press-by-saudi-women/comment-page-1/#comment-12658 ratherdashing Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:21:29 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=4564#comment-12658 <blockquote>"And it is known that the only women who will frequent these centers are those with little or no manners."</blockquote> If that's what it takes to drag your 7th Century mindset into the current age, so be it. It does seem that women are getting bolder by the day in the KSA.

“And it is known that the only women who will frequent these centers are those with little or no manners.”

If that’s what it takes to drag your 7th Century mindset into the current age, so be it. It does seem that women are getting bolder by the day in the KSA.

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