Saud tribe struggles for its survival

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Saudi deported from Saudi Arabia for 'illegal stay'

Man mistaken for Nigerian, family plans to sue authorities

By Staff
Published Monday, November 18, 2013




A Saudi man was deported from his own country after immigration authorities mistook him for an illegal Nigerian migrant within a massive expatriate deportation drive after the end of a government amnesty for foreigners last week.

Waleed Billo, who is reported to have a speech impediment, was arrested while walking back home in the Western Red Sea port of Jeddah and locked up along with scores of Nigerians and other illegal migrants.

A week later, he was deported to Nigeria although he desperately tried to make authorities understand he was a Saudi.

His brother Mohammed said Waleed was reported later to have been knocked over by a car and taken to hospital in Nigeria, adding that he flew to the African country and sought help from the government and residents to find Waleed.

“We brought him back home and took him to the hospital, where he stayed for 10 days.

“We had thought he was missing but were later told by some Nigerians he was deported,” he said, quoted by the Arabic language daily Arar.

“The incident caused my mother to fall ill.

“He cannot speak but they just deported him without checking. We now intend to file a lawsuit against those who were responsible for my brother’s deportation and suffering.”

Saudi authorities have mounted an extensive campaign to arrest illegal migrants after the end of a seven-month amnesty, which led to the departure of more than one million expatriates, mostly Asians and Africans.

Foreigners in Saudi Arabia, the largest Arab economy and the world’s top oil exporter, are estimated at nine million, nearly a third of the country’s total population.

Yemeni deported from Saudi ends life

A 20-year-old Yemeni man committed a suicide a few days after he was deported from Saudi Arabia for staying illegally in the Gulf Kingdom. Yemeni newspapers said Hani Mahioub was found hanging at his home in the southwestern Yemeni province of Taaz.

Mahioub was among thousands of expatriates from Yemen and other countries deported by Saudi Arabia after the end of a 7-month amnesty for illegal migrants.

Saudi deported from Saudi Arabia for 'illegal stay' - Emirates 24/7

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Riyadh on high alert after flooding

4 killed, schools closed as rains disrupt life

Last updated: Monday, November 18, 2013 8:42 AM



Submerged vehicles were a common site on many streets of the capital.

Abdullah Al-Ghamdi and Mansour Al-Shahri
Okaz/Saudi Gazette

RIYADH – Three members of a family were killed and an expat woman’s body was retrieved after three people were reported missing in heavy rains that lashed Riyadh city and other regions of the province.

Civil Defense teams retrieved on Sunday the body of an expatriate woman who was swept away in flash floods in Riyadh’s Wadi Nimar Saturday evening, Col. Abdullah Al-Harthy, spokesman of Civil Defense, said. The teams are continuing search for the other missing people. A total of 228 Civil Defense personnel were taking part in the search operation.

Civil Defense units have rescued a total of 98 people trapped mainly in their vehicles as heavy downpour that began on Saturday night continued on Sunday in most parts of Riyadh.

Riyadh Emir Prince Khaled Bin Bandar held on Sunday afternoon a meeting of top officials to review the emergency measures taken to deal with the situation.

Prince Khaled and Deputy Emir Prince Turki Bin Abdullah directed the officials to take all possible measures to ensure safety of the people affected by rain and flash floods.

Public life has largely been disrupted following heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms. Many vehicles are still lying submerged as many roads and streets are flooded with water. Schools and universities remained closed in Riyadh region and the Eastern Province.

There were reports of power outage in some districts of northern Riyadh. The newly constituted Civil Defense committee has started assessing damage and losses. Several affected residents approached the committee seeking compensation for the losses caused to them.

Meanwhile, Muhammad Al-Sharif, President of the National Commission to Combat Corruption (Nazaha), said that the anti-graft body would start investigation if it received complaints about any corruption involved in implementing the drainage projects in the capital city.

The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) predicted on Sunday that several regions of the Kingdom will witness medium to heavy rain and thunderstorm. These included the regions from Riyadh to Jazan, Rafha in the Northern Border region, and Dammam, Dhahran, Jubail, Khafji and Hafr Al-Batin in the Eastern Province.

Col. Abdullah Al-Harthy, spokesman of Civil Defense, said that their operation rooms had received a total of 5,015 calls since Saturday evening, and of these 4,968 were from Riyadh city alone. Most of these calls were from the southwestern districts of the city.

Those who have been rescued included 35 from Riyadh, 30 in Mozahamiya, 14 in Dharma, 10 in Horaimila, and three each in Thadeq and Remah.

Al-Harthy said Civil Defense units managed to get 148 vehicles out of flooded streets, and these included 101 vehicles in Riyadh city and 47 in other regions.

“A total of 11 people trapped in their flooded homes have also been evacuated and shifted to furnished apartments,” he said.

Incessant rains coupled with misty clouds caused flash floods in several regions of Riyadh and water level at many dams rose to 5-6 meters. The sky remained cloudy in many parts of the capital city and some of the regions on Sunday as more rains are expected over the coming hours.

Al-Harthy urged citizens and expatriates to take extra caution and vigil as there is a possibility for continuing rain in Riyadh and other regions in the Kingdom. He also warned against crossing valleys and passages of flash floods and avoid going out for picnicking to flood-hit regions.

The Civil Defense Directorate has mobilized about 700 rescue teams to meet any emergency situations all over the Kingdom, according to Assistant Director General of the Directorate Maj. Gen. Abdullah Al-Ghunam.

Mazen Al-Ghamdi, director of technical affairs at the Saudi Red Crescent Authority, said that their operation room received a call about an accident involving a three-member family in Deerab Road. The couples and their child died when their car skidded from the road and collided.

Civil Defense forces deployed rescue boats in front of King Khaled Specialist Eye Hospital to meet any emergency situation.

Muhammad Al-Dhohaini, spokesman of the Ministry of Education, declared suspension of classes on Sunday in schools of Riyadh city, and the regions of Al-Mozahamiya, Thadeq, Dharma, Horaimila and Remah. Classes were also suspended at Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University, King Saud University, Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University and King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. The Education Department in the Eastern Province has also suspended classes on Sunday.

Saudi Gazette - Riyadh on high alert after flooding



These storms and floods have "just happened" a few days after Saudis indulge in sin by carrying out murder and alleged rape, as well as destroy the lives of thousands and thousands of people and families around the world e.g. dependents and families of expatriate workers.

The Saudis are now in a state of emergency.

The Saudi regime and their backers should understand that these storms and floods are a warning to them. Why is it that lightening struck one of the (allegedly masonic) towers in Riyadh?

Fear Allah oh Saudis and do not oppress, torture, beat, rape and kill others including poor Ethiopian, Indonesian and Filipino workers struggling to feed their families.

The Destruction of The People of Ad - YouTube

Ethiopians are being Tortured, raped, killed, robbed in Saudi Arabia Nov 2013 - YouTube

Insha'Allah these floods are just the beginning of punishment for the brutal Saudis.

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The Saudi regime imposed a ban on recruiting workers from Bangladesh in 2008 (five years ago) the year that Bangladeshis voted in a relatively secular, left-wing party in power, the Awami League.

Under the Awami League Bangladesh looks like this:

- Alcohol is banned.
- Complete freedom to wear hijab (unlike Turkey or Tunisia in the past).
- Quranic based inheritance and family laws (unlike Turkey).
- Tens of thousands of Islamic madrassas operating.
- 5 million people a year gathering in Dhaka for the world's biggest Islamic gathering in land donated by Mujibur Rahman (first leader of Bangladesh) to Tableeghi Jamaat.

However the problem for the Saudi regime is this:

- Awami League are not pro-Pakistan and do not want Bangladesh to work for Pakistani interests.

- Jamaati thugs have heavy influence in Saudi.


Read this article:

Bangladesh recruitment ban to go | Arab News

By the way this ban on Bangladeshi workers applies in most of the other GCC states.

This is the huge influence that Pakistan and Jamaat have on Saudi and the GCC against Bangladesh.

They punish us for who we vote for?

What harm has the Awami League (whom I dislike) ever done to Saudi Arabia or the UAE?

NOTHING.

This is pure and plain bullying.

They defend Pakistani and Jamaati interests in Bangladesh vigorously and do not care even care about our national interests.

However they would never dare to interfere in Indian domestic affairs as India is too strong.

The Saudis are bullies and thugs.

However the Saudis will have to learn the hard way that if they mess with Bangladesh they will pay a heavy price.

Oh Allah please send storms far greater than you have sent now and humble the arrogant.

wa sallee 'alaa Saadiqul ameen, ashraful makhlooqat, sayyidina Muhammad wa aalihi wa sahbihi wa man tabi'ihi ilaa yawmu deen.

Ameen, thumma Ameen.

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Young Saudis getting creative on YouTube

Reuters | Dubai | Updated: Nov 18 2013, 20:44 IST


Turn on a Saudi television and you'll usually get a diet of religious programming and uncontroversial imported fare. But there's much more to a "night in" for the average Saudi - they're also the world's most avid watchers of YouTube.
The programmes of Jeddah-based UTURN, from drama to reality shows, are typical. "3al6ayer", or "On the Fly", is a Saudi version of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart". "Eysh Elly" is a lighthearted weekly review of Arab online videos.
As of mid-September, UTURN had 286 million views on YouTube and 8 million followers on social media such as Facebook and Twitter, most of them Saudis, said Abdullah Mando, 27, who set up the company in 2010 with two university friends.

The secret of UTURN's success is simple, but in a Saudi context, rather revolutionary: give the audience what it wants.
"These kinds of shows are useful and entertaining, and because they are made by young people, they are close to the heart," said Maram Gaily, 16, a student in Riyadh.
Addressing serious social issues through humour made it easier to reach the audience, she said. "The public wants to watch what makes them laugh."
The Internet's challenge to traditional media is not unique to Saudi Arabia. YouTube has helped fund around 100 new channels on its platform, and 25 attract more than 2 million views per week as of February, according to the most recent data provided by the company.
But the restrictions on Saudi society, where morality police patrol public spaces to enforce approved modes of behaviour, has created a uniquely captive audience for web-based news and entertainment, media experts say.
With a population of 28.3 million, Saudi Arabia is now the biggest user of YouTube per capita in the world, and according to analysts Semiocast was the eighth most active country on Twitter as of April, accounting for 2.33 percent of all tweets.

"Because of the way of life over there, the main entertainment is based online," said Salam Saadeh, managing partner of Y+ Venture Partners, a Dubai venture capital firm that specialises in digital, mobile and new media.


Young Saudis getting creative on YouTube - Financial Express





Here is an example of Saudi creativity and UTURN.

In the following video from 5.36 to 7.30 is interesting and shows the lack of basic rights that many people have in Saudi as well as satire on the Syrian flag:

( @TakkiSeries 2 | #تكي ٢ ) - YouTube


Saudi citizens upset with the brutal tribal dictatorship of the Al-Saud have also used Youtube to protest against crimes carried out by the regime.

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Obselete.

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Saudi Arabians Playing in Dirty Floods After Heavy Rainfall November 2013 - YouTube

Floods in "Saudi" Arabia (i.e. land under the occupation of the Saud tribe).

These are the worst floods in 30 years. Why did they come a few days after the Saudis murdered Africans and allegedly raped Ethiopian women?

Riyadh floods 17/11/2013 - YouTube

In the video above the man can be hearing exclaiming "Ya Rabbee" (Oh my lord) shocked by the damage of the floods.


The following media has become popular in social media and has 9,000+ views already and shows a young man using the floods for jet-skiing.

‫جيت سكي بشوارع الرياض‬‎ - YouTube

Apparently there are claims that worse weather is yet to come.

[Bengal_Tiger]

The Saudi regime are Muslims but not true Muslims and do not have real respect for Islam and many of their laws and practices contradict Islam. One example is the flag which has the holy shahada (declaration of faith, there is no god but Allah and Muhammad (sollAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam) is the messenger of Allah).

Saudi Regime Should remove Kalima e Taiba from their flag - YouTube

The above video is by a Muslim representing the demand of the entire Islamic ummah that the shameless Saudi regime remove the kalima/shahada from the "Saudi" flag.

FOR THE SAUDI REGIME AND THEIR THUGS WHO READ THIS FORUM, CHANGE THE FLAG!

THIS IS FORBIDDEN IN ISLAM.

[Badlun]

Excellent reservoir of information for the enemies of the Wahabi State of Saudi.

Appreciable effort. If you continue in this way , it will become a place where researchers on the current situation in Saudi will all consult this thread.

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69 percent of govt workers are absent sans excuse

Last updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 12:06 AM

Saudi Gazette report


RIYADH — There is an increase in the number of government workers leaving work before they complete their contracted working hours, according to a study.

Workers sometimes leave early or take breaks of up to three hours, according to a study conducted by the Institute of Public Administration (IPA).

In the survey of 182 government institutions, 69 percent of workers have gone absent from work without a valid excuse.

The study also showed that 59 percent of workers leave work before they complete their working hours.

According to the research, 68 percent of workers regularly take three-hour breaks.

The study revealed that 47 percent of supervisors do not monitor the productivity of their employees. The majority of people absent from work are married, indicated the study.

Riyadh Al-Onaizi, member of IPA’s training committee in Riyadh, said employees who do not respect their jobs are one of the main issues that threaten national development.

He pointed out that there are many reasons behind employees not respecting their jobs, including their characters and level of education. Other factors are related to workplace rules and administration, such as incentives and supervision.

He added: “The solution to all this is to strengthen the role of supervisory authorities and fix government administrations. There should be stiff punishments that prevent government employees from leaving work early or take long breaks. We have to also consider salaries, incentives and promotions.”

Muhammad Al-Naji, member of the Shoura Council, said the problem lies with the clarity of job descriptions.

“There will be problems when there is no clear outline of daily tasks. Job tasks should be determined and the role of the supervisors strengthened.

“There are also other environmental factors to consider. We have to develop a positive attitude toward hardworking employees and to give them more incentives.

“The same goes for lazy workers where we have to criticize their negative behavior at work until they fix themselves.”

Al-Naji said that there are rules on how to manage lazy employees. If they were implemented, he said, laziness at work would not exist.

He urged government departments to reward the achievements of employees with promotions and incentives.

Abdulhamid Al-Amri, economic expert, attributed this problem to the old rules and regulations of the civil service system that he said are still being followed. He said employees feel frustrated because there is no clear promotion system.

He said, “Most employees are stuck in the same position with the same title for a long time. Some employees are promoted because of connections. This has turned the working environment into an unproductive one.

“Most employees are working hard and in the end, they are considered the same as those who are not working.”

Amer Al-Khamsani, government employee, said: “The monthly income is not enough any more to meet rising costs and daily demands. Most government workers are trying to find other ways to increase their income.

“Most employees these days do not honor their contract and they are not loyal toward their work. I have to mention that there is no supervision at work.”

Saudi Gazette - 69 percent of govt workers are absent sans excuse



1. Saudis beat, torture, rape and humiliate expatriate workers on a daily basis. However these desert nomads and now recent city-dwellers would be lost without the hardworking expatriates in their country as Saudis are lazy and incompetent.

2. The Saudis need to be careful how many workers they expel from the country because the gap left by them may not be able to be filled by lazy, arrogant and incompetent Saudis.

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Saudi police in shock during the floods.





Saudi tower with masonic pyramid structure hit by lightening, quite possibly a divine message to the "powers that be".



At least 18 dead, 4 missing in Saudi floods - YouTube

Floods in Saudi Arabia - YouTube

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Huge flood in Saudi Arabia - 1 20131116 - YouTube

Floods in Saudi Arabia Riyadh - YouTube

In the second video the water smashes the wall and pushes the car, the man shouts in fear "ya walad" ("Oh boy") i.e. probably to call a son or someone to safety.


SAUDIS MURDERED AFRICANS AND ALLEGEDLY RAPED ETHIOPIAN WOMEN AND NOW THEY GET THE WORST FLOODS IN 30 YEARS WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTENING STRIKING ALLEGED MASONIC BUILDINGS IN THEIR CAPITAL.

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LA ILAHA ILLA ALLAH!!

Riyadh Saudi Arabia Flooded المغمورة الرياض المملكة العربية السعودية - YouTube

[Karachi]

^ the first video in your last post is not Riyadh, it is the Japan tsunami

also I really doubt that floods are related to Ethopians being beaten, these floods are common there, they happen once at least a year. Back in 1996, we had the worst flood and hail storm in Riyadh.

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Reform key to reversing Riyadh’s fading fortunes

BY TAREK OSMAN
NOV 18, 2013

LONDON – In the early 1970s, Saudi King Faisal reportedly confided to senior members of the royal family his fear that, just as in a single generation the country had moved from “riding camels to riding Cadillacs. …the next generation could be riding camels again.” His warning seems more apt than ever.

Saudi Arabia, long one of the Arab world’s most rigid societies, now finds itself in a state of flux. Its relations with the West — and with the United States in particular — have frayed in the turmoil unleashed in the Middle East and North Africa by the Arab Spring. Meanwhile, a group of women provided the latest sign of domestic restiveness by defying the kingdom’s prohibition against women drivers.

While Saudi Arabia remains the largest Arab economy, the world’s leading producer and exporter of oil, and the guardian of Sunni Islam, its political influence has diminished significantly in recent years. From the early 1980s to the mid-2000s, Saudi Arabia was the coordinator of pan-Arab politics, with the palaces of Riyadh and Jeddah drawing political leaders from throughout the Arab world. But the reception rooms have since been noticeably empty. Qatar — with its seemingly inexhaustible wealth and a comprehensive foreign, investment, and media strategy — has replaced Saudi Arabia as the decisive arbiter in almost every Middle Eastern conflict.

The deterioration of Saudi Arabia’s political influence has contributed to a growing sense of national decline. King Abdullah’s reform efforts — especially those aimed at curbing the power of the ultra-conservative Wahhabi-Salafi religious establishment — have lost steam, and the deaths of two crown princes have complicated the inter-generational transfer of power.

While Saudi leaders have managed to buy middle-class support by allocating a significant proportion of oil revenues to targeted welfare and credit-support programs, widespread poverty and massive income inequality persist. Shiite Muslims in the oil-rich Eastern Province have repeatedly defied the ban on anti-regime demonstrations. And Saudi Arabia’s campaign against the Shiite Houthis in Yemen has proved longer and costlier than expected.

Against this background, Saudi leaders remain conspicuously wary of popular empowerment and disruption of the Arab order that they have dominated for the last three decades. For Saudi Wahhabism, in which absolute power is granted to the royal family by religious mandate, innovative forms of political Islam that anchor legitimacy in genuine representation are a strategic threat.

Over the last year, the Saudi family has been focusing on many of these challenges. King Abdullah has made significant personnel changes within the defense, interior, foreign, and intelligence ministries, granting broad powers to two experienced princes — Bandar bin Sultan, who was ambassador to the U.S. for more than two decades, and Miteb bin Abdullah, the king’s son and long-time commander of the National Guard.

The government has also sought to attract foreign investment and promote economic diversification. And some factions of the Saudi family are reaching out — albeit cautiously — to civil-society actors, attempting to engage them in a dialogue about the country’s future.

Moreover, in order to combat Iran’s influence in the eastern Mediterranean, Saudi Arabia has increased support for its allies in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, and has effectively taken responsibility for financing, arming, and directing the Syrian opposition and rebel forces. It has helped to curb the rise of political Islam across North Africa, including by backing the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. And, through a combination of positive and negative incentives, it has checked the threat posed by the Houthis in Yemen.

But none of these policies addresses the fundamental challenge facing the kingdom — namely, the gradual erosion of its wealth (indeed, Saudi Arabia is expected to become a net energy importer by 2030). Given many economic sectors’ lack of competitiveness and the inadequacy of the educational system, the Saudi population — 70 percent of which is under 35 years old — will experience skyrocketing unemployment in the coming years.

Many Saudis sense a wasted opportunity; despite sitting atop one of history’s most liquid fortunes, the country has failed to become an advanced economy. And Saudi Arabia’s large middle class is likely to respond to diminishing prosperity by calling for a more representative political system.

The problem is that the obvious challenges facing Saudi Arabia require a level of cohesion in the upper echelons of government that remains elusive. As the journalist Christian Caryl put it, “to say that historical or economic conditions predispose a country to embark on a particular path does not mean that its politicians will necessarily decide to take it.”

The continued absence of resolute action could easily drive Saudi Arabia toward irreversible decay. In such a scenario, the economy would gradually weaken, hampering the royal family’s ability to continue buying middle-class support, while enabling rebel groups in the east and the south to erode the government’s authority. This could cause Wahhabi religious and political doctrine to lose ground among young people and fuel regime infighting.

Ultimately, Abdulaziz bin Saud’s unification of the kingdom in the late 1920s could even be reversed, making the last eight decades an anomaly in the Arabian Peninsula’s long history of fragmentation. Such an outcome would effectively make Yemen and the rest of the gulf states ungovernable, allowing the Sunni-Shiite confrontation that is currently unfolding in the Levant to overwhelm the region.

But there is another possibility. The new generation of Saudi leaders could spearhead a transition to a genuine constitutional monarchy, based on a transparent system of checks and balances. A more representative governance model, together with strong economic incentives, could unleash the young population’s creativity and dynamism — and secure Saudi Arabia’s future in the process.

That promise was captured in the recent film “Wadjda” — written, produced, and directed by Saudi women — which tells the story of a young girl from a middle-class family who challenges social conventions and pushes boundaries, as she attempts to fulfill her potential. If she is not Saudi Arabia’s future, the country may not have a future at all.

Reform key to reversing Riyadh's fading fortunes | The Japan Times




The following video shows the Houthi rebels of Yemen. In the past few weeks it is said 55 people have died in Sunni-Shia fighting in northern Yemen.

Iran is playing a destabilizing role in the region backing the Houthis against the Salafis and Saudis.

Dozens killed in Yemen sectarian clashes - YouTube

There is a Saudi v Iran regional war using proxies.

- Iran uses Houthis in Yemen. - Saudis defend themselves against them.

- Saudi uses Wahabis in Syria - Syrians defend themselves against them.

- Iran helps Shia in Bahrain - Saudis send in troops to de facto annex the state.

- Saudi uses Balochi "Islamists" in Iran - Iranian media criticize Pakistan as being a part of this.

This tit-for-tat process goes on and destabilizes the whole region and the only winners are the Americans and other western powers who enjoy seeing Muslims tear each other up.

Though I do not support the Saudi regime, I definitely do not support the Iranians. As a Bangladeshi I can say that we culturally, religiously, historically, economically, racially have far more in common with the Saudis than the arrogant Iranians.

If Saudi were ever to be attacked, Saudi has the support of 150 million Muslims in Bangladesh many of whom will actually physically go and defend Saudi Arabia.

I support the territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia and Syria and for now the preservation of both the Riyadh and Damascus governments but for a gradual reform process to produce a more inclusive, democratic society. Neither Syria or Saudi can be broken up.

Iran must stop its game of destabilizing the middle east and Saudi Arabia must too.

We Bangladeshis have no problem with Saudi except for their support for Jamaat and interference in the voting preferences of Bangladeshis and thus disrespect for our national sovereignty. The Saudi regime must abandon all support for Jamaat e Islami in Bangladeshi, blocking Bangladeshi workers when there is an Awami League government, harassment of Bangladeshi workers and also supporting anti-Bangladeshi propagandist, Ali Al-Ghamdi.



Controversial anti-Bangladeshi propagandist Ali Al-Ghamdi. His activities have led to ill feeling amongst Bangladeshis to the Saudi regime. He promotes Pakistani interests and harasses Bangladesh.

If Saudi does not stop its anti-Bangladeshi policies then if the Iranians, Houthis, Shias cause trouble for the Riyadh regime then I will shed no tears.

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We want pre-nup! Saudi couples' divorce rate tops world charts


Published November 19th, 2013 - 07:07 GMT

57 divorce cases per day have been recorded in KSA over the past 12 days (Shutterstock)57 divorce cases per day have been recorded in KSA over the past 12 days (Shutterstock)
Kanye West had it right when he was callin' for pre-nup, particularly in the case of the KSA with 682 divorce cases recorded in the last 12 days, according to Emirates 24/7.


With a daily average of around 57 divorce cases per day, Saudi is topping world charts with one of the highest divorce rates in the world. Over 30,000 cases were filed in 2012 and thus far in 2013. According to Saudi officials, nearly 90 percent of the divorce cases involve Saudis married to other Saudis.


KSA's Justice ministry reported that the town of Makkah in the south ranks first with the highest divorce rate in the country, with 92 cases filed within the first 12 days of the new Hijri year that began last week.


Perhaps KSA university students may want to reconsider their majors and pursue careers in law.

We want pre-nup! Saudi couples' divorce rate tops world charts | Al Bawaba



1. Saudi Arabia is the world's centre of Wahabism ("Salafiyya") where Wahabis/Salafis all over the world go to learn. There are things admirable about the Salafi school of thought e.g. calling for an end to pagan-like rituals amongst extreme Sufis and other things.

However in general it seems to be failing Saudi society.

2. Many people in the world do not understand Islam. When any person does a good action (amalus salih) it creates an energy/vibration which is good and this spreads to the environment i.e. confers blessings on the mujtam'a (society). Conversely when people commit sins this also creates a negative energy/vibration and people are affected. If Wahabism was the true "Islam" (which it isn't) which Wahabis claim it to be then Saudi society would not be as rotten as it is now. There are Wahabis left, right and centre in Saudi but they cannot stop one of the highest divorce rates in the world. If however Saudi Arabia had truly pious spiritual people the society would be better e.g. no raping, killing, torture, slavery of foreign workers.

In hadeeth it speaks of the world ending when there is not a single pious soul left, meaning that the preservation of the world was because of the existence of this soul, that Allah's mercy extended to evil doers because of the actions of one single person. A truly pious person in Islam is called a "wali" (friend i.e. of Allah) and it is the awliya (friends or saints) who have spread Islam through out the centuries. True awliya that is not deviants like Nazim Qubbrusi.






Said Nursi (rahmatullahi 'alaih) who encouraged science, intellectual thought. Said by many to be a "wali" (friend of Allah i.e. a saint).

Moderate Salafism has its place and must be praised for helping Muslims to get rid of many ignorant and ridiculous practises which emanate from misguided extreme sufism.



Example of the ignorant practices of ignorant Sufis, a "Sufi" is naked. The Salafi school of thought originated to combat deviant practises amongst many Muslims.

However Salafism taken to its extreme just produces a neo-Khariji (Khawarij, an early sect in Islam who claimed committin a sin e.g. lying, alcohol, stealing made you a disbeliever) mentality.

The true Islam is based on immense spirituality (not the innovations of many Sufis), purification of the soul, and following of the Quran and hadeeth which do not contradict the Quran and have a Quranic basis (much of Sunni Islam is based on books by Persian writers created 200 years after the prophet solAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam's death and which contain false information and contradict the Quran).

Salafism contributed positively to the Muslim world in its rejection of the unIslamic innovations of many Sufis but as a school of thought it is fundamentally flawed (just as the Deobandis, Barelwis are too) and its influence must be restricted in Saudi Arabia.