Archive for July 14, 2011
Yemeni opposition
Yemeni opposition leader, `Abdul-Malik Al-Mikhlafi, maintains that Saudi Arabia and US government want to preserve the rule of the Salih family in Yemen.
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Salman Al-`Awdah banned from travel
Saudi Shaykh, Salman Al-`Awdah, banned from travel from Saudi Arabia. He was not allowed to attend a conference in Egypt. Apparently, he offended the kingdom when he praised all Arab revolutions and said that not one Arab country would be s…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Inventing news on Al-Arabiyya TV
Yesterday, the news station of King Fahd’s brother-in-law, Al-Arabiyya, aired a “video” which showed thugs of the regime beating demonstrators. It claimed that they were Hizbullah fighters. But it produced evidence: the thugs in the video w…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi coup attempt II
Andrew Hammond, the able Middle East correspondent for Reuters sent me this (I cite with his permission): ”Hi, The Saudi group referred to in that story is a group of 9 arrested in 2007 in Jeddah who were filed a petition the year before asking…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Aljazeera and news
Every morning, I wake up and traditionally turn on Aljazeera to watch the news. Unfailingly, lately I don’t find any news reporting on Aljazeera Arabic (just propaganda). It is now officially worse than Al-Arabiyya TV. Aljazeera on S…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Arabs are not fooled by Obama
“With the 2008 election of Barack Obama, favorable attitudes toward the U.S. more than doubled in many Arab countries. But in the two years since his famous “Cairo speech,” ratings for both the U.S. and the President have spiraled downwards. The Pr…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Amr Mousa: running for office in the new Egypt
“What his supporters love most is his long and vocal history of anti-Israel diatribes. Speaking with NEWSWEEK at his Arab League office looking out on Tahrir Square, he made no secret of his anger against Israel. “The peace process has become a di…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Murder record of Arab tyrannies
(thanks Khelil)
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Saudi fatwawas
Arwa sent me this: ”True story: my 11th grade Saudi teacher, who used to always read to us fatwas from Bin Baz’s book, once said “what’s the harm in wearing hijab in front of your dad?” The logic was the same as in the article you linked to “ر…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Sexist Arab media
Saudi media (and now Aljazeera’s website) are “reporting” about rise in attacks by women against their husband. (thanks Basma)
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Supply the puppets with arms
“Iraq has quietly started negotiations to buy U.S. fighter jets and air-defense systems worth billions of dollars, a purchase Washington hopes will help counter Iranian influences and cement long-term ties with Baghdad after American troops pull out…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Speaking for Palestine may cost you your academic job in the US
“A former visiting professor at North Carolina State University claims in a lawsuit that she was abruptly dropped from consideration for a permanent post after her comments she made about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Terri Ginsberg said…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
He received the message verbally because he can barely read
“Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia has received a verbal message from HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. The message was conveyed by HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
A view of the Bahraini crown prince
My reliable source on Bahrain sent me this (I cite with her permission): ”I just wanted to share with you my thoughts on the Crown Prince today. Will tell you about his so called reforms the past 10 years.As you know he is being touted as a ref…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
The place of women in the Zionist usurping entity
“When he boarded the bus he discovered a woman sitting in the front. He informed her that this was a mehadrin bus, and that she must move to the rear section reserved for women. The woman refused to move, so the yeshiva student screamed at her, insulti…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Fatwas of Perversion
A Saudi cleric issues a Fatwawa: he says that a girl can’t sit with her father unless the mother is present. (thanks Hossan)
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
The new Egypt
“The organisers of the Gaza aid flotilla are not ruling out the possibility of the fleet sailing from Egyptian ports should their efforts to sail from Greece fail to materialise. Pro-Palestinian activists in Egypt have taken up the flotilla’s cau…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
AlAzhar chief speaks
The dude was an active member of Mubarak’s party. He says that “absolute freedom is chaos that threatens society.” Read the comments though.
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
Sexism and misogyny in Israel
“Women who arrived last week at the “Management Forum” organized by ultra-Orthodox newspaper Hamodia say they were not allowed to participate in the event, which was intended exclusively for men. The women claim they weren’t even offered a “wo…
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad
How misogyny and sexism from Israel is not news worthy in the US
“But radio official states, ‘We’ll let women speak only under certain conditions and in times of emergency’”.
Posted on July 14, 2011 by As'ad