Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Tourism: Is It Finally About To Happen?

Saudi Tourism: Is It Finally About To Happen?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: We’ve had many false dawns on the Saudi tourism story but we may be on the cusp of a breakthrough now.

 Eman-Al-Nafjan

iPads and Infidels: Inaccurate, Superficial Saudi View

iPads and Infidels: Inaccurate, Superficial Saudi View

EMAN AL-NAFJAN: Here we go again – another foreigner rattles out yet another ‘analysis’ of Saudi Arabia that seems to have been pre-cooked.

 Steve Royston

The People and Events That Mattered in 2012: My Choice

The People and Events That Mattered in 2012: My Choice

STEVE ROYSTON: It’s by no means scientific or representative but here are the people and special moments that resonated with me this year

 Rob L. Wagner

‘Beep, Beep’: ‘Your Wife Has Just Left Saudi Arabia’

‘Beep, Beep’: ‘Your Wife Has Just Left Saudi Arabia’

ROB L. WAGNER: There has been an outcry about the service the Saudi authorities provide to men to keep track of their wives. It doesn’t go far enough

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

Was ‘Girls of Riyadh’ Raja’s ‘Rooster’s Egg’?

Was ‘Girls of Riyadh’ Raja’s ‘Rooster’s Egg’?

AHMED AL OMRAN: Her book caused an inevitable furore when it first appeared. So why haven’t we heard more from Raja Al Sanea?

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

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

 Abu Muhammed

‘Erasing Idolatry’ or ‘Making Way for Five Star Hotels’?

‘Erasing Idolatry’ or ‘Making Way for Five Star Hotels’?

ABU MOHAMMED: The destruction of several historic buildings in and around Mecca is being justified in religious terms. But what will replace them?

 Rob L. Wagner

Is Saudi Arabia’s Auto Industry a Non-Starter?

Is Saudi Arabia’s Auto Industry a Non-Starter?

ROB L. WAGNER: As the authorities in Saudi Arabia seek to diversify the country’s economy what’s the future for one of their key strategic moves?

 Abu Muhammed

Literacy: The Fatal Flaw At Heart of Saudi Academia

Literacy: The Fatal Flaw At Heart of Saudi Academia

ABU MOHAMMED: The way in which Saudi university students is taught simply does not encourage independent, critical thought. Maybe not a problem.

 Crossroads Arabia

Women Only ‘Industrial Cities’ For Saudi Arabia

Women Only ‘Industrial Cities’ For Saudi Arabia

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The announcement of four industrial cities to be staffed entirely by women marks a further step in the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Mischief Afoot’: Regulation of Saudi Journalists Is ‘Wrong’

‘Mischief Afoot’: Regulation of Saudi Journalists Is ‘Wrong’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: How can civil servants judge whether a journalists is being ‘professional’? The simple answer is they can’t

 James M. Dorsey

Qatar’s Women Athletes Spotlight Religious Differences

Qatar’s Women Athletes Spotlight Religious Differences

JAMES DORSEY: The participation of Qatar’s women athletes opens up differences between it and the Islamic thinking in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.

 Crossroads Arabia

Labour: Qatar Trade Union Gets the Go Ahead

Labour: Qatar Trade Union Gets the Go Ahead

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Qatar is to allow the formation of trade unions. In addition, it will end the current system of sponsorship for foreign workers.

 Rob L. Wagner

Finally: Saudi Olympic Breakthrough For Women

Finally: Saudi Olympic Breakthrough For Women

ROB L. WAGNER: It was a very welcome surprise – the announcement that Saudi Arabia will have at least one woman at the Olympics

 American Bedu

Pregnant and Abandoned: What Should You Do?

Pregnant and Abandoned: What Should You Do?

AMERICAN BEDU: Many foreign women who have had relationships with Saudi male students find themselves in great difficulty.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi’s ‘Modern Day Slavery’: The Solution?

Saudi’s ‘Modern Day Slavery’: The Solution?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: How can Saudi Arabia can continue its system of hiring foreign workers that treats some as slaves – and what is the solution?

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi: Filipino, Indonesian Ban Continues

Saudi: Filipino, Indonesian Ban Continues

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Philippine, Indonesia making “illogical” demands over the pay and conditions their citizens will receive – Saudi Labor Ministry.

 Crossroads Arabia

Stop Now: Saudi Oil Guzzling is ‘Out of Control’

Stop Now: Saudi Oil Guzzling is ‘Out of Control’

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Saudi citizens consume more than four times the amount of oil as their U.S counterparts. It can’t go on.

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Saher’: Making Saudi Roads Safer

‘Saher’: Making Saudi Roads Safer

CROSSROADS ARABIA: It’s widely disliked but since its introduction around a year and a half ago Saher has made a major difference.

 Rob L. Wagner

“Three Months at Most”: How Long Could Iran Close Straits of Hormuz?

“Three Months at Most”: How Long Could Iran Close Straits of Hormuz?

ROB L. WAGNER: As tensions increase all parties are beginning to make calculations regarding the effect of a possible conflict in the Arabian Gulf.

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