You cannot begin to understand a society unless you live in it. But Saudi Arabia society, like all other conservative societies maintains a protective shell that conceals it from the world. It...
Saudi Arabia now has a new working classThe minute a Saudi citizen wrote on Twitter complaining that "salaries alone are no longer enough" to live off, thousands of tweets and followers came in response. But the continuous...
Is Angela Merkel lost in translation?No, Germany’s Angela Merkel hasn’t spoken Arabic, at least yet, but it was interesting watching her speaking on an Arab affair in her strong German tones. Merkel said: "Egypt must not...
Are women their own worst enemy?“Women are their own worst enemy,” is one of the easiest expressions circulated without being looked into. I don’t know why this expression is immediately referred to when two women...
A new Saudi weekend? Why weren’t we consulted?The feelings of those who are annoyed by change, even if it provides a solution, are almost similar to that joke about the Egyptian Saidi who got lost in the desert with a Briton and an American. The...
If Dubai wins Expo 2020One of Dubai’s aesthetic qualities is that it leaves you with a certain impression, it always provides you numbers, data and facts to back up that impression. It’s an emotional attraction...
A Saudi version of PRISM?At a time when PRISM spying claims rage in the U.S. and keep the media and rights organizations busy objecting to the security services’ surveillance of e-mails, web surfing and phone calls, I...
The curious case of a Saudi women’s sports clubTwenty years ago particularly, one of our neighbors in Saudi Arabia decided to build a sports club for women. He didn’t decide to do so out of his love for women but out of his hatred of a huge...