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2006-08-07 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Anonymoose 2006-08-07 12:42|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 What's her problem with CNN and the BBC? Their women may not be veiled, but the kinds of things they say can't be *that* different from the Arab networks . . .

Posted by The Doctor">The Doctor 2006-08-07 13:01|| 2006-08-07 13:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh the humanity!

Posted by mcsegeeek1 2006-08-07 13:20|| 2006-08-07 13:20|| Front Page Top

#3 But there are no calls to prayer, or fiery sermons, or readings from the Koran on BBC or CNN. Of course the woman feels deprived.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-08-07 13:53|| 2006-08-07 13:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Doc,

It's all in the ululating.

Posted by Dreadnought 2006-08-07 14:16|| 2006-08-07 14:16|| Front Page Top

#5 Nabila Al-Bassam, a Saudi businesswoman

First, a little suspicious right there.

Second, how much Indian TV gets airtime in Saudi Arabia?

Posted by DoDo 2006-08-07 14:53|| 2006-08-07 14:53|| Front Page Top

#6 ...how much Indian TV gets airtime in Saudi Arabia?

In India. There is a no kissing rule, but so many shows have dancing, I think very little Indian TV is available in Saudi.

Posted by BigEd 2006-08-07 15:34|| 2006-08-07 15:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Indian government has succumbed to the Israeli pressure and ordered a nationwide ban on the broadcast of Arab television channels

That's funny, you can get them in Israel.

Posted by gromgoru 2006-08-07 19:35|| 2006-08-07 19:35|| Front Page Top

#8 So in India, you can't watch Arab TV (no loss there) annd if you want to "convert" you have to report it to government agencies.
hmmmmm. I guess there really is something to this "freedom of religion" stuff.

Posted by J. D. Lux 2006-08-07 19:44|| 2006-08-07 19:44|| Front Page Top

#9 Nabila runs the Arab Heritage Gallery. Carries a nice line in antiques.
This is her view on democracy.
"Across the border in Saudi Arabia, even the notion of a debate is anathema. Saudi Arabia has virtually no political culture. "We don't need democracy, we have our own 'desert democracy," explained Nabila al-Bassam, a Saudi woman who ran her own clothing and gift store in Dhahran. What she was referring to was an ancient desert tradition known as the majlis, weekly gatherings hosted by members of the ruling family, where any of their subjects were free to present petitions or air grievances. In fact, the majlis was an intensely feudal scene, with respectful subjects waiting humbly for a fefw seconds' opportunity to whisper in their prince's ear.

Nabila told me of a friend who had recently petitioned King Fahd's wife to allow the legal import of hair-salon equipment. Technically, hairdressing salons were banned in Saudi Arabia, where the religious establishment frowned on anything that drew women from their houses. In fact, thriving salons owned by prominent Saudis and staffed by Filipina or Syrian beauticians did a roaring trade. "My friend is tired of having to run her business in secret," Nabila said. But so far she had received no response to her petition. "Petitions do work," said Nabila. "But in this society you have to do things on a friendly basis, like a family. You can ask for things, but you can't just reach out and take things as if it's your right." A rejected petitioner had no choice but to accept the al-Sauds' decision. With no free press and no way to mobilize public opinion, the al-Sauds ruled as they liked."

Posted by tipper 2006-08-07 22:22|| 2006-08-07 22:22|| Front Page Top

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