Comments on: Saudi King: ‘Confront Deviant Ideology’ http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/22/saudi-king-confront-deviant-ideology/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:58:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Islam And The West http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/22/saudi-king-confront-deviant-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-25544 Islam And The West Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:50:55 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9304#comment-25544 <strong>Accelerated Links – Obama, Israel, Islam And Saudi Spousal Abandonment...</strong> John Bolton was right about Iran along. Justice meted out to Gaza terror doll. From the annals of Jewish terror. Netanyahu and the unilateral settlement freeze. Heroin and Afghan security guards. The case for perpetual war. Military occupation doesn..... Accelerated Links – Obama, Israel, Islam And Saudi Spousal Abandonment…

John Bolton was right about Iran along.
Justice meted out to Gaza terror doll.
From the annals of Jewish terror.
Netanyahu and the unilateral settlement freeze.
Heroin and Afghan security guards.
The case for perpetual war.
Military occupation doesn…..

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/22/saudi-king-confront-deviant-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-25441 Sparky Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:46:53 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9304#comment-25441 John Ballard thanks for the recommended reading. I read it and it is remarkable with very good insights! I was glued to every word. John Ballard thanks for the recommended reading.

I read it and it is remarkable with very good insights!

I was glued to every word.

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/22/saudi-king-confront-deviant-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-25407 Sparky Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:29:25 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9304#comment-25407 Me: I can add a few other items to the wish list :-) And F the swine flu and the sterilizing of stones. That is just nuts! Me: I can add a few other items to the wish list :-)

And F the swine flu and the sterilizing of stones. That is just nuts!

]]> By: John Ballard http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/22/saudi-king-confront-deviant-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-25400 John Ballard Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:52:53 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9304#comment-25400 Recommended reading... <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/renouncing-islamism-to-the-brink-and-back-again-1821215.html" rel="nofollow">Renouncing Islamism: To the brink and back again</a> Recommended reading… Renouncing Islamism: To the brink and back again

]]> By: Me http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/22/saudi-king-confront-deviant-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-25399 Me Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:39:22 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9304#comment-25399 the king is saying some correct things here but is playing dumb because extremism occurred on their own watch. when did extremism benefit the al-sauds? - forming the saudi state abdulaziz needed some islamic "cloak" to unite his English-defined land. he used the ikhwan, an extremist group. - after the 1979 makkah masjid takeover these claimed the Saudi state wasn't "islamic" enough. they gave in and handed internal non-political affairs to the religious establishment - fighting soviets in afghanistan to appear islamic and please the USA but now extremism doesn't benefit them. so as you can see, if building BMX tracks keeps them in power, they would do that. the king is saying some correct things here but is playing dumb because extremism occurred on their own watch.

when did extremism benefit the al-sauds?
- forming the saudi state
abdulaziz needed some islamic “cloak” to unite his English-defined land. he used the ikhwan, an extremist group.
- after the 1979 makkah masjid takeover
these claimed the Saudi state wasn’t “islamic” enough. they gave in and handed internal non-political affairs to the religious establishment
- fighting soviets in afghanistan
to appear islamic and please the USA

but now extremism doesn’t benefit them. so as you can see, if building BMX tracks keeps them in power, they would do that.

]]> By: Chiara http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/22/saudi-king-confront-deviant-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-25397 Chiara Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:28:03 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9304#comment-25397 John-- I would agree with your argument. The King makes a good case though for calling on the Ummah to protect against extremist/violent ideologies that defame Islam, and also for incorporating contemporary science and technology into the advancement of Muslim societies. The Saudi Gazette had 2 interesting side bar articles: the King presenting an award to Berlusconi; and 4 deaths from swine flu among Haj pilgrims. John– I would agree with your argument. The King makes a good case though for calling on the Ummah to protect against extremist/violent ideologies that defame Islam, and also for incorporating contemporary science and technology into the advancement of Muslim societies.

The Saudi Gazette had 2 interesting side bar articles: the King presenting an award to Berlusconi; and 4 deaths from swine flu among Haj pilgrims.

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2009/11/22/saudi-king-confront-deviant-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-25389 Sparky Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:17:55 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9304#comment-25389 "Youths have the intellectual, physical and innate readiness to achieve their aspirations by any means and Islam shows them the right way to do this and the right way to make use of their leisure time,” Why doesn't someone take their fat wallets and build something for the youth like a skateboard park or a BMX track. An indoor one is preferable because of the harsh climate. “Youths have the intellectual, physical and innate readiness to achieve their aspirations by any means and Islam shows them the right way to do this and the right way to make use of their leisure time,”

Why doesn’t someone take their fat wallets and build something for the youth like a skateboard park or a BMX track. An indoor one is preferable because of the harsh climate.

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