All–BTW my newest post is on the treatment of Indian Muslims in India and in Saudi. An interesting Doha Debate and readers are adding interesting comments. Feel free to read, enjoy and comment.

Indian Muslims Whether in India or Saudi: Treated Fairly?–The Doha Debates Chez Chiara

Sandy–agreed, and LOL

For engineering schools in KSA KFUPM has a high international ranking.

You don’t live a bereft lifestyle either- yet you think “living in a hot climate” you understand how hard the life is? (post 11). Well if you understand it so do I.

Your latest post is nothing more than Saudi-bashing. They are hypocritical because they built a university in an architectural style that suits the environment? They are not “imitating the desert” – they are IN the desert. The university is IN THE DESERT. And somehow that is a way to “hide the hardships of the desert people”??

Really- are you high??? Sometimes I wonder what you’re smoking.

You don’t really live the traditional life bereft of basic needs of a modern life of the desert tribes, no matter how modest your lifestyle may be. Try to live their life then we’ll see.

Saudi Arabia would do better to do something for those people than show a hypocritical pride in imitating the desert in a modern university environment – especially when Saudis have shown absolutely no regard for their historical monuments.

If this was a historical monument, I would have appreciated it. But it is a hypocritical way to hide the hardships of the desert people and the fact that Saudis have been absolutely abusive of their historical monuments.

They (i say they not “you” because they would never read this blog or any other written material hahahah) shall be replaced with people who care about education and who are willing to do what is right for the future of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Thank you Engr. Iftikhar Mahmood!

Daisy: The desert does tend to make one’s mood less tolerable! LOL.

Gov’t educational systems tend to be run by idiots who are thieves and private educational systems tend to be run by greedy cattle milkers.

I know the noble King has good intentions and I saw his face on T.V. and it lights up regarding education. You just know his heart is there, but I still feel like the ppl he has entrusted or the ppl that he has entrusted to entrust to run the projects are generally speaking filthy animals who care nothing more than pocketing money. The sad part is when students know no better and that they actually think what they are receiving as an education is actually good and fair. I figure someone along the line figures “damned to hell are those who complain those who are receiving goodies (education) for free/ if everyone just keeps their mouths shut all will be fine”. Or will it not?

I THINK NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The very idea of desert turns me off.

Perhaps because I myself live in hot climate and I know how difficult life in heat and dust – let alone desert and sand can be.

Those who live in a comfortable environment can’t understand it.