Question for Walks In Islam.

[sandie]

Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam

Quite near. We were shopping in Dhahran yesterday. Qatif is near Dhahran.

The Saudi people want those demonstrations quashed. So, probably, they will be as happened in Qatif yesterday.

To get to Dhahran we have to pass Qatif. There were extra checkpoints set up near the town. We did not go through the town directly so we were not aware that the demonstrators were fired on until we returned home.

By Saudi people, you mean the average citizen or the rulers?

From the news it seems the demonstrations were either non-existant or very low key.

Thanks for answering questions.

[Cindy]

Originally Posted by sandie

By Saudi people, you mean the average citizen or the rulers?

From the news it seems the demonstrations were either non-existant or very low key.

Thanks for answering questions.

Sandie, sadly I believe the state controls the media there somewhat.

[sandie]

Originally Posted by Cindy

Sandie, sadly I believe the state controls the media there somewhat.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

[Walks_in_islam]

In this case the average people. There appears to be no love for Iranian Shias among the reg'lar folks. So, probably, the protests won't go far.

Originally Posted by sandie

By Saudi people, you mean the average citizen or the rulers?

From the news it seems the demonstrations were either non-existant or very low key.

Thanks for answering questions.

[sandie]

Originally Posted by Walks_in_islam

In this case the average people. There appears to be no love for Iranian Shias among the reg'lar folks. So, probably, the protests won't go far.

Just read this and was wondering what you thought. It sounds like what you just said:

In Saudi Arabia, the Shi'ite minority say they have lower living standards than Sunnis, despite the fact that many of them come from a major oil-producing region in the east.

Saudi leaders have told foreign states not to interfere in their domestic affairs -- a veiled warning to Shi'ite, non-Arab Iran, often suspected of stirring discontent in the region.

"We will cut any finger that crosses into the kingdom," Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal said this week.

(Reporting by bureaux across the region; writing by Crispian Balmer in Dubai; editing by Philippa Fletcher)

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Thanks again for your input.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110311/..._gulf_protests

[Sam]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

WII - that I can agree with. A lot of my problem with this entire issue has been that almost no one within the Muslim community has stood up to the radicals. If that starts happening, it will change my mind-set on several levels.

The silence by Muslim leaders in speaking out against or condemning terrorism by the radicals has been interpreted as approval of the action by many in America.

[Walks_in_islam]

The same "many" also draw conclusions about others who have done or said nothing just because they are different.

It is human nature.

Originally Posted by Sam

The silence by Muslim leaders in speaking out against or condemning terrorism by the radicals has been interpreted as approval of the action by many in America.

[aegsm76]

Wii - don't try to place the victim mentality here. You know that it has long been a part of Muslim culture to not criticize other Muslims when you are speaking with non-Muslims.
Until that is overcome, the perception will be there that there is approval of these acts.

[revrandy]

Just heard from a friend in Saudi and was told it's worse there now than it ever has been..said everything is about to blow up...

[Walks_in_islam]

Victim? Hardly. Guilty of making generalizations myself. Even on this board.

Originally Posted by aegsm76

Wii - don't try to place the victim mentality here. You know that it has long been a part of Muslim culture to not criticize other Muslims when you are speaking with non-Muslims.
Until that is overcome, the perception will be there that there is approval of these acts.