Why should we all follow the murder of Jamal Khashoggi carefully? Because we need to uphold our American values. Although this case is similar to so many others when an anti-government is disappeared or killed by the authorities, the case of Khashoggi is significant and should matter to all of us. Recently, the Saudi kingdom has been under international pressure to explain its involvement in the...
As a Muslim female immigrant with a mixed background, I have to admit I find so much goodness in the West. The Democracy that was demanded by Islam and NEVER practiced by Muslim governments is widely respected, encouraged and used in Western societies. Freedom of religion, speech, and movement is also found in the West....
Maybe Animal Rights Advocate Can Help Save Human Lives!!! Telegraph reported hundreds of camels died that since Saudi Araba’s Diplomatic raw with Qatar. The news outlets stated that many animals, including hundreds of camels, have died due to “insufficient food and water”. Their Qatari owners had to leave them behind as they were given hours to leave Saudi....
On May 17th, the US Senate approved legislation that would allow victims of the 9/11 terror attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, defying vocal opposition from the White House. With all the “unofficial evidence” that suggests Saudi’s involvements in all terror activities, the US government has to come up with more “politically right” initiatives to protect Saudis in order to keep close alliance with this...
On the very first day of the 2016 Saudi Arabia executes 47 people, including the key Shia cleric Sheikh Nimir al-Nimir. While we in the west were exchanging New Year gifts and cheers, tens of innocent Shia advocates were executed. Although the Saudi king is not known to be smart, he took “smart” advantage of the cheers and busy holiday news. Executing the most influential advocate on the day that...
Saudi's King orders 28 beheadings following the stampede in Medina More than 1200 innocent pilgrims (according to non- Saudi sources and 717 according to Saudi sources) died in a so called stampede at Mena, outside Mecca. According to Saudi activists only after 12 hours of the crises the king ordered beheading of 28 people whose names are not revealed yet. Such immediate action of the king raises many...
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 — SIPRI, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, published a troubling report on the increased spending on arms by countries responsible for human rights violations. According to the report, China, Russia and Saudi Arabia are among 23 countries that have more than doubled their military expenditure since 2004. While developing countries are spending more on...