Blogging the democratic revolution
The Transitions Trends blogger is somewhat pessimistic to say the least. I have to agree, but mostly because I like to see things done quicker than they are currently being carried out. Praktike has a few good notes and links worth having a look at. My favorite is this tidbit from an interview with Saudi…
John Burgess blogs on the recent cabinet appointments made by King Fahd. He also gives his impression of them and what reforms they have (or haven’t in some cases) made for their country.
John Burgess posts an article about a uniquely Saudi way of handling terrorists: This is a pretty interesting piece. It give a gimpse at a very Saudi way of dealing with problems. Social pressure????????from families as well as religious figures????????is applied to would-be terrorists. It????????s also the method used to resolve many issues that are…
John Burgess posts an article relating that the biggest threat to Arab countries is terrorism. If you read no other article today, read this one. … Do read it. And note that it????????s being published in a Saudi paper. I suggest you all do that.
John Burgess posts an interesting article relating the mixed attitude of the citizenry toward the upcoming municipal elections. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has an article entitled Election fever catches on in Saudi Arabia: Already there are unfamiliar scenes on Riyadh’s streets. For the first time there are forums – daily meetings at candidates’ headquarters – where…
Make sure to be checking out Crossroads Arabia; John is revving up the posting due to the oncoming municipal elections. I’ll leave this up to the experts.
John is reporting on good press in the Arab media post-Iraq elections: This New York Times article is a surprisingly positive one about both the Iraqi elections and the way in which Arab media covered them. Of particular interest is the coverage of the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya network, The daylong reporting of the election process, details…
Freedom House finds in an 89 page study that the Saudi government is distributing hate literature within the U.S. through mosques. WASHINGTON, DC, January 28, 2005- Freedom House????????s Center for Religious Freedom released today a new report exposing the dissemination of hate propaganda in America by the government of Saudi Arabia. The 89-page report, ???????Saudi…
John at Crossroads Arabia strongly recommends an article that relates many facts about the temporary city of two million, Haj. I haven’t been able to read it yet, but anything he recommends tends to be good stuff.
John at Crossroads Arabia posted an interesting article in which Mecca’s top clericgave a sermon denouncing Muslim militants as being “lured by the devil.” That is a good sign.
Quickly becoming a favorite blogger of mine, Crossroads Arabia talks of recent initiatives to empower the intellectual youth in Saudi Arabia. This is the kind of thing I like to hear, as John notes: A lot of Americans complain that ???????Arabs never talk about change.??????? Those complaints are wrong, of course, but understandable. Stories that…
John Burgess at Crossroads Arabia has a suggestion for an article that is simply must read. I’m inclined to agree.
John Burgess over at Crossroads Arabia left a great comment on my recent post Invading Iran not the right idea — for now. It regards a mention in Singer’s article about the lack of U.S. pressure on Saudi Arabia to commit to open elections. Contra the article, the US has been preaching democracy in Saudi…