tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post5039066418146257825..comments2024-03-10T00:44:49.280-05:00Comments on This & That: Saudi Arabia: Double StandardsSusannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-5231151281935463612009-11-13T20:42:26.113-05:002009-11-13T20:42:26.113-05:00Achelois, you too? :-/
MuSe, thanks for what you...Achelois, you too? :-/<br /><br />MuSe, thanks for what you shared. I didn't realize the kafeel program was so awful. :-S If you read the book, let me know your thoughts on it. I'll check your blog from now on to see if you write a review. :)<br /><br />Joni, yes, that's for sure! :(Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-1903321435663726132009-11-12T15:54:41.391-05:002009-11-12T15:54:41.391-05:00"'The law, son, is only applied to the po..."'The law, son, is only applied to the poor and to foreigners, not to the rich or to the royal family.'"<br /><br />Well, that certainly resonates with me. The people who have money for a lawyer and for expert witnesses are way more likely to 'get off' for a crime than someone who uses a public defender. Public Defender equals an easy guilty verdict for most people, even when the person might not really be guilty.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169436966724651241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-77548772941196092472009-11-12T15:08:59.043-05:002009-11-12T15:08:59.043-05:00Susanne, thanx for your wishes :).
i talked about...Susanne, thanx for your wishes :).<br /><br />i talked about homsexuality because it's one of the things that are discriminated about in here among many things, and the kafel system is one of the worst things we have around here, worse than being a woman in here is being under the kafel system. and yes rape is rape. as for the book i think i will order it soon from amazon :)Wafahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533307419295995833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-58230943111184784272009-11-12T10:59:30.199-05:002009-11-12T10:59:30.199-05:00Double standards are so common now. Sad. But perha...Double standards are so common now. Sad. But perhaps they always were.<br /><br />I too have faced it at work!<br /><br />KSA is double everything personified.Acheloisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-31919623468714445332009-11-12T08:29:18.119-05:002009-11-12T08:29:18.119-05:00MuSe, welcome and thanks so much for your comment....MuSe, welcome and thanks so much for your comment. It's always good to hear an insider's perspective! I greatly appreciate you sharing yours.<br /><br />Well, the book never said "homosexual" relations or even used that word. But men having sex with men is just that so **I** used it. "Rape" was never used when talking about the kafeel forcing Naser to pay his debt with his body, but it is rape so I called it as such.<br /><br />Yeah, I'm thinking this book won't be found in Saudi Arabia any time soon. :)<br /><br />Thanks for your visit here. I hope you had a nice birthday recently. :) <br /><br />Take care.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-52614984349058297222009-11-12T06:09:41.234-05:002009-11-12T06:09:41.234-05:00i have not read the book yet, couldn't find it...i have not read the book yet, couldn't find it around here"Saudi Arabia", and i'm not commenting on what has been said in the book but let me tell you as a Saudi that yes there is a huge descrimination against women and children and foreigners espeically if they are from third world countries, as for homosexual, lol, there is no one label as that, they are jailed and punished hard. sad truthWafahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533307419295995833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-209894168042059662009-11-11T19:44:31.532-05:002009-11-11T19:44:31.532-05:00Amber, you're so funny! Way to not gossip!! ...Amber, you're so funny! Way to not gossip!! ;)Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115294023069458287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-740924465958245224.post-89956369871147691502009-11-11T16:21:33.001-05:002009-11-11T16:21:33.001-05:00Without telling tales (I'm not gossiping, reme...Without telling tales (I'm not gossiping, remember): my work. Let's just say I lack the 'right equipment' to become a manager here.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.com