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2005-08-15 Arabia

Syrian-Saudi Relations Witness Remarkable Development, Saudi says.

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Posted by Ebbolutch Thavick3284 2005-08-15 00:04|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Is Syria about to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabia?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-08-15 08:49|| 2005-08-15 08:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Only if Iran signs the papers in time for the closing.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-08-15 09:03|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-08-15 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Surprizingly, Syria is also a place that Saudis go to escape religious intolerance.

Even though the sharia proponents exist in Syria and are getting more and more pushy, Syria is a land of religious freedom compared to the Magic Kingdom. Thus 'academies' of Sufi, Shia, Druze, Alawite, etc. study have recently been thriving in Syria and many Saudis, who would not be able to study these forms in their homeland, visit Syria for study.

Posted by mhw 2005-08-15 13:51|| 2005-08-15 13:51|| Front Page Top

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