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‘Imams, Stay Out of Politics!’: New Saudi Edict

‘Imams, Stay Out of Politics!’: New Saudi Edict

CROSSROADS ARABIA: An interesting development in the separation of state and religion in Saudi Arabia has just occurred.

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Social Media Defeating Saudi ‘War on Pornography’

Social Media Defeating Saudi ‘War on Pornography’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The authorities in the Kingdom admit that they’re fighting a losing battle to stem a flood of pornography

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Saudi Film To Win An Oscar? ‘No Thank You!’

Saudi Film To Win An Oscar?  ‘No Thank You!’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi made film Wajda has been nominated in the Best Foreign Film category for the Oscars. But the country doesn’t even have a cinema!

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Therapeutic Value of Insults: Getting It Off Your Chest

Therapeutic Value of Insults: Getting It Off Your Chest

CROSSROADS ARABIA: French judges could be showing all of us the way forward in dealing with the petty frustrations of daily life

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Accept It: The Arabic Language Is Bound To Change

Accept It: The Arabic Language Is Bound To Change

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Complaining about the changes that affect language is as pointless as complaining about the time the sun rises. It’s ultimately pointless.

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Strike: Pressure on Saudi Expat Workers Telling

Strike: Pressure on Saudi Expat Workers Telling

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A substantial number of expat workers went on strike in Riyadh this week. It’s indicative of larger issues beneath the surface

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“We Pray That You Die”: Saudi Clerics On Attack

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Some clerics have taken it upon themselves to invoke the power of prayer to invite not just professional failure but for the demise of individuals

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2012: The Year of the Inane Political Fatwa

2012: The Year of the Inane Political Fatwa

CROSSROADS ARABIA: They came thick and fast throughout the last year. Many of them, though, just serve to devalue the meaning of a religious edict

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‘Conscription’: Is It Really the Answer to Saudi Job Woes?

‘Conscription’: Is It Really the Answer to Saudi Job Woes?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A novel approach to solving Saudi Arabia’s ‘national employment’ issue has been suggested by a writer on an Arabic daily

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Saudi Media’s ‘Lack of Enthusiasm’ on Egypt Reporting

Saudi Media’s ‘Lack of Enthusiasm’ on Egypt Reporting

CROSSROADS ARABIA: While they could hardly not report on it, I sense a lack of enthusiasm in Saudi media’s reporting on the clash between Egyptian President Morsi and the Egyptian judiciary.

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Saudi Conservatives ‘Froth’ At Female College Visit

Saudi Conservatives ‘Froth’ At Female College Visit

AHMED AL OMRAN: It seems to have become a regular stop for foreign dignitaries visiting the Kingdom. But that hasn’t stopped conservatives offence-ometer going off the scale

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Cool Thinking Not Grandstanding Needed in Bahrain Now

Cool Thinking Not Grandstanding Needed in Bahrain Now

STEVE ROYSTON: The problems facing Bahrain are formidable and the tension is increasing as Ashoura approaches. Some thoughts on how to deal with these issues.

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Saudi Religious Police Have Their Powers Reduced

Saudi Religious Police Have Their Powers Reduced

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Too often they appear to act as an ill-disciplined militia but their powers have been dramatically curtailed.

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Saudi Progress: With Giant Strides and Baby Steps

Saudi Progress: With Giant Strides and Baby Steps

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Yet another significant bridgehead has been secured – 30 women will be appointed to the Shoura Council

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Saudis’ Water Consumption ‘Unsustainable’

Saudis’ Water Consumption ‘Unsustainable’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Advances in solar power and nuclear plants will help Saudis address their energy issues but water consumption is a major issue.

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‘Khalas’: Saudis Halt Unemployment Scheme

‘Khalas’: Saudis Halt Unemployment Scheme

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi authorities appear to have shut down the Hafiz programme launched with much fanfare last November

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Progress or Not? The ‘Digital Eid’ Has Arrived

Progress or Not? The ‘Digital Eid’ Has Arrived

CROSSROADS ARABIA: It seems that no element of life is safe from the encroachment of social media – not even sacred Eid customs

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Defamation Case Awaits Shahrkani Hate Tweeters

Defamation Case Awaits Shahrkani Hate Tweeters

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Her father ought not have a hard time winning cases against those posting false and defamatory information on Facebook and Twitter.

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Saudi Tastes Sweet Success at the Olympics

Saudi Tastes Sweet Success at the Olympics

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Congratulations to the Saudi Equestrian team for winning a bronze medal at the London Olympics….

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Wojdan’s ’90 Second Olympics’: A Game Changer

Wojdan’s ’90 Second Olympics’: A Game Changer

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Media reaction to Saudi women’s participation in the Olympics has been mixed but it’s marked a clear watershed.

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