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| Youths launch campaign about Saudi society |
| 2009-08-06 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Saudi youths have launched a media awareness campaign on the Internet in response to "faulty" media portrayals of their country, in hopes to correcting the image the world has about their society. The campaign, which so far includes more than 320 supporters, is called "Never compromise your homeland" and is aimed at Western media. It instructs western journalists to be cautious and accurate when presenting information about the kingdom. "This campaign aims at responding to the negative image Western media presents of the Saudi society," Amgad al-Manif, the official spokesman of the campaign told Al Arabiya. The campaign's main target is to present the true identity of Saudi Arabia, starting with reviewing all media reports and T.V. shows targeting Saudi audiences and combating those that tarnish the image of the kingdom. "The campaign is not after imposing censorship on journalists. We are not against freedom of expression," Manif explained. "We are against incorrect information, which defeats the purpose of journalism." Manif said organizers of the campaign are planning to launch a website and to start addressing businessmen in order to take part in the initiative. A portion of the campaign trains Saudi youths in ways to represent their country when going abroad, and also teaches them how to tackle local issues facing their society. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 tw, their idea of family is more than a bit twisted With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy: "You might be a Saudi Arabian if....your family tree don't branch." |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-08-06 10:32 |
| #3 They're very keen on family, Parabellum. Granted, it's not as if there are many other choices for amusement and society, and their idea of family is more than a bit twisted, but at a superficial level it still could be considered a good thing. And they're very religious, if only because its a required subject in school, and because the morality police will beat the men if they're caught not praying at the proper time. Still, piety is good, right? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-08-06 07:52 |
| #2 . Yass, they're going to show us all the Good Things® in the Kingdom. This shouldn't take long. |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2009-08-06 06:40 |
| #1 Reminds me of a Saudi classmate in college who excoriated me for suggesting that his nation had a desert climate. By his account, the Arabian peninsula was lush with grass and trees, without a single grain of sand anywhere to be found! Just for reference, this was more than 10 years before 9/11. Wonder whatever happened to that kid.... |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2009-08-06 00:23 |