Saudi Arabia is a country that gets a lot of attention around the world for many reasons. However, the Saudi citizens’ voice does not reach around the globe in a similar magnitude. This is a blog I am starting to present to the world more insights and perspectives of life in Saudi Arabia. The blog is titled “Alternative Saudi Voices”. The vision of the blog is to become one of the best available windows to life aspects, issues and dreams in Saudi Arabia.
The blog will be open to any Saudi who would like to contribute. I’ll be only the blog manager. Yet, I’ll not publish anything that calls for violence or hate. So if you are a Saudi who feels that you want to say something to the world regarding: 1) a regular day of your life in Saudi Arabia, 2) internal social and political issues or 3) international topics, then send me your blog to be published to: alternative.saudi.voices@gmail.com and it will be published as soon as possible.
I hope this blog will be one of the good sources for those who have many questions about life in Saudi Arabia.
04/02/2010 at 4:10 pm
Good Idea! Ahmed,
Good luck and all the best
04/02/2010 at 9:07 pm
Dear Omar,
Thanks for your comment, the first in the blog. Actually you are giving me a great opportunity to invite you to write in this blog as a Saudi who have views that worth sharing with the rest of the world.
05/02/2010 at 1:01 am
I am very excited for this idea, It will be answer a lot of questions about Saudi Arabia and its citizens, We are here with the assistance of our friends bloggers will express our views on various issues and we welcome everyone and ready to answer their questions and discussion with interested parties.
Thank you Ahmad and good luck.
05/02/2010 at 7:35 pm
Ayesh,
Thanks a lot for your encouragement. Looking forward to get your thoughts published in the blog to the world
05/02/2010 at 9:02 pm
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06/02/2010 at 12:37 am
Good Idea Ahmed,
I would suggest that you put this blog as a channel communication between Saudi who don’t speak English to all other world. So, I would say translating some of Saudi Arabic blog would really help to give new perspective to the rest of the world. Let me know if you need any help in that.
Good luck
06/02/2010 at 3:07 pm
Murtadha,
For sure I’ll need real help regarding translating Arabic language blogs into English. You and Ayesh are the volunteers so far which is enough at the moment. We can try a good blog and inform the blogger of the idea then publish it if he/she is fine with that. Please feel free to select any blog in Arabic that you feel will be useful to be translated to English. We’ll be in touch soon insha’Allah.
Really happy with your encouragement.
06/02/2010 at 5:26 pm
Great idea. I wish you all the best and look forward to reading all the postings!!
06/02/2010 at 8:11 pm
Lea,
Thanks for your encouragement. Be around and hopefully you’ll not be disappointed.
26/02/2010 at 2:04 pm
For me, as an American living in Europe, this is a glimpse into a completely new world. Thank you for creating this forum, and all the best to you.
26/02/2010 at 9:16 pm
Zilch,
I am glad that such new window to life and people of Saudi Arabia got your attention. I hope it will be a mean for people in the West to understand Saudi Arabia through the words of its own people. Keep coming back
25/03/2010 at 6:56 pm
Great idea! I’ll help you of you need.
We need the world to hear REAL Saudi voices;not the voices controlled by the media.
Thanks