tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post5624553063829244111..comments2024-03-23T02:00:27.106+03:00Comments on SUSIE of ARABIA: Saudi Arabia Needs Its Own Rosa ParksSusie of Arabiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-19694903949939287532016-07-08T10:34:16.362+03:002016-07-08T10:34:16.362+03:00Aussie girls - You can email me privately at: sus...Aussie girls - You can email me privately at: susieofarabia@gmail.comSusie of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-5672656526242023692016-07-07T16:48:26.730+03:002016-07-07T16:48:26.730+03:00Hi Susie, i read your story and im so sorry..but i...Hi Susie, i read your story and im so sorry..but im so desperate for help.. its so hard to get it though.. I was wondering if you would please be able to give me some advise about visiting saudi with my daughter.. im an Australian born maltese girl and my 3 yr old daughters father is Saudi Arabian.. he came to Australia in 2005 on a scholarship and we met in 2008. we married in 2009. He wants us to go there for a month or 2 for a holiday while he is giving service for his education for the next year. 1 year has already passed and he has 1 year left. We are hoping to get pregnant over there and if i time it right he will be due back when the baby is due.. He has never given me any reason to doubt him and his family have accepted me as a non muslim.. our marriage has been approved over there, he has sent me the document.. I asked him to do a binding agreement to allow me and my daughter to leave the country freely.. and he has done the agreement he understands what im afraid of and swears he would never hurt me as its harum.. im so confused.. we are going in on visitors visas. please help me i beg you for your help..Aussie girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527846594600772406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-30702423378035475202010-03-02T07:09:58.965+03:002010-03-02T07:09:58.965+03:00[ ... ] link is being shared on Twitter right now....[ ... ] link is being shared on Twitter right now. @zenx, an influential author, said RT @1ndus: Xtreme [ ... ]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-2044787825070854982010-02-01T09:34:13.189+03:002010-02-01T09:34:13.189+03:00Anonymous - you are absolutely right. I thought th...Anonymous - you are absolutely right. I thought that some of you might enjoy reading some of the things written before women in the USA were given the right to vote. They are so funny to hear now, but so similar to what you are hearing in KSA.<br /><br />http://womenshistory.about.com/od/suffrage1900/a/august_26_wed.htmEfireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544441225316214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-59479388145307895172010-02-01T07:52:51.931+03:002010-02-01T07:52:51.931+03:00We know that women have many rights under Islamic ...We know that women have many rights under Islamic law, but until Saudi women are ready to fight for their rights nothing will change.<br />In Europe and America, men didn't wake up one day and decide 'lets give women the right to vote' those women, like Emily Pankhurst, fought and in many cases died for for their rights.<br />In any society, religious or not, men will happily continue to exploit women, as long as they are allowed to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-22945138252920280072010-01-30T15:26:30.897+03:002010-01-30T15:26:30.897+03:00Your welcome! :))
More of Wahija Al-Huweidar
ht...Your welcome! :))<br /><br />More of Wahija Al-Huweidar <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz4wfB4k8WoNassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-69844941064405725282010-01-30T15:03:52.683+03:002010-01-30T15:03:52.683+03:00Thank you for all the interesting comments! Sorry...Thank you for all the interesting comments! Sorry to not address each one individually...<br /><br />Nasser - I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the links. I think these women can stand with the likes of Rosa Parks. Please feel free to send me as many links as you want!Susie of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-59877764565412658702010-01-30T12:21:24.317+03:002010-01-30T12:21:24.317+03:00Another Saudi women's rights activist and jour...Another Saudi women's rights activist and journalist Nadine Al Bedair<br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK8uo_vvryg&feature=relatedNassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-49375142410865238652010-01-30T12:11:08.783+03:002010-01-30T12:11:08.783+03:00The answer to your prayers??
http://www.youtube....The answer to your prayers??<br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CI_X5iyFD0Nassernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-13995115004138858952010-01-27T20:16:36.906+03:002010-01-27T20:16:36.906+03:00I do agree with you
WE are so happy here(in saudi...I do agree with you <br />WE are so happy here(in saudi) and we do not need freedom <br />The debt has given us our rights<br />Study or the work of both men and women at great risk to society and this is what we have seen in more advanced countries<br />But that some countries have already started to separate women from men as she saw the negative consequences<br />Women in Sadudi have a high profile so it was ruled that preservation of theدانة الدنياhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321269307833894368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-36832487108994694612010-01-24T23:41:07.737+03:002010-01-24T23:41:07.737+03:00Dear Hanan - I would respect your opinion more if ...Dear Hanan - I would respect your opinion more if you would try living like the women you describe for a month and see how your frustration and impatience grows when you wait or don't get things that you want when you want, when you have to wear something that you didn't choose, and have someone else in complete control of what you can do or when you do it. Men are not servants to their wives and daughters in KSA (which is what a queen has). That's not to say that some women in KSA aren't very happy. It does mean that their options to gain that happiness are not within their own control.<br /><br />As for rates of rape in Western countries or America being higher, rape is a crime of power. It happens whether woman are clothed or not - even in Saudi Arabia. We used to have lower reported rapes in America. Most people who are victims of any crime often feel that they did something to cause it to occur. Here, police, medical personnel and counselors work hard to convince the woman that's not true and to get her to report the rape so that whoever the person is can be stopped. Are our rates too high? Absolutely!! Does a low rate mean that rape is not occurring in KSA? I don't think so. I think it is under-reported. I also don't think that requiring the potential victims to change what she wears and how she acts is doing anything but rewarding the aggressor. If men can't handle being around women who are wearing less clothes, I think that we should keep men at home and away from women with only their wife or mother or another female relative to drive them around and keep them from being a problem in public(just kidding - but it's just as true).<br /><br />A queen has power. Many women all over the world do not. As for America, many women do not have the power that they need also, but it is less institutionalized by laws and custom. So the option to gain equal power and make your own choices is much more possible in other parts of the world.<br /><br />Long post - sorry, but just had to respond.Efireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544441225316214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-86070684986926658822010-01-24T12:35:45.455+03:002010-01-24T12:35:45.455+03:00Hi,
First, I am very impressed by your blog and a...Hi,<br /><br />First, I am very impressed by your blog and appreciate your efforts but I have view on<br />Saudi Arabia Needs Its Own Rosa Parks" subject I hope that you accept it "<br /><br />First, what if we say that women in Saudi Arabia treat like a queen has the right to everything she sitting in her palace and ordered the man to go bring everything that she need and if she wants to go out she will have a driver from her family led her to where she want ,,<br />About "They are restricted from participating in most sports and from riding bikes", who said that ?!the women can do all her activities but not with men, the reason we all know or we should know- it is the same reason that women cannot go out alone and they have to cover from head to toe-. if we ask our self Why increase the percentage of rape in foreign countries like America where women have full freedom to go out and wearing clothes? We will know the reason.<br />I can not elaborate on this subject in here, but I explained my point of view and I hope that you accept it.>>HananHananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02819195021532744019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-13827290172886944372010-01-24T06:12:46.703+03:002010-01-24T06:12:46.703+03:00Great post hopefully saudi women realized that soo...Great post hopefully saudi women realized that soon that they need to stand together and do whatever to get their freedome back.<br />Thank you<br />Daughtrt of ArabiaDaughter of Arabiahttp://daughterofarabia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-28569346947062807992010-01-21T18:05:58.167+03:002010-01-21T18:05:58.167+03:00The USA should be trying to get these educated sma...The USA should be trying to get these educated smart Saudi women to move to the US... their own country doesn't want them except in the kitchen and bedroom.<br /><br />And there must be a mountain of wasted human talent right now...<br />It must be extremely frustrating.Undercover Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10577931944980469254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-45703160959022626592010-01-20T07:19:57.938+03:002010-01-20T07:19:57.938+03:00nice post. thanks.nice post. thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-21551225135158345202010-01-19T08:20:31.840+03:002010-01-19T08:20:31.840+03:00Susie, I love your blog, but I don't agree tha...Susie, I love your blog, but I don't agree that Rosa Parks could have made a difference there. Without a Dr. Martin Luther King, a free press, the rule of law vs. religion, a Supreme Court not based on religion, etc., I believe that Rosa Parks in KSA would have been sentenced and punished. Peaceful protests of massive numbers of women would probably be the only way (using the internet to help publicize it). What you need is a female Nelson Mandela or Mahatma Ghandi - or a man who is willing to stand up and be counted for women who is revered religiously. Then peaceful protest might have a chance.Efireflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544441225316214433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-29764823607592068182010-01-11T00:03:48.333+03:002010-01-11T00:03:48.333+03:00good one, llsegood one, llsedatesandclementinesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-51137352387721634332010-01-10T17:30:14.171+03:002010-01-10T17:30:14.171+03:00I guess the woman would have to ask the husband or...I guess the woman would have to ask the husband or her son to drive her to the Million Woman March?Ilsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055254564640587182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-75090581083289612682010-01-10T02:11:32.512+03:002010-01-10T02:11:32.512+03:00I read your blog with mingled fascination and horr...I read your blog with mingled fascination and horror. My father was stationed all over the Middle East. He originally came from a Lebanese family which had emigrated to the US in the 1890's. We got in touch with our relatives and I've visited parts of the Middle East many times and taught English in Turkey. I have watched the rise of right wing religious bigotry in Turkey, saw Syria take over Northern Lebanon in all but name and been saddened by the desperate poverty and ignorance of so many in that region. Yes, you need a Rosa Parks, an Abraham Lincoln - heck, you need a George Washington to lead the country into some sort of democracy. But I think that the forces of theocracy and despotism are too strong -- and that makes me worry about you. I know that you say that you have a loving husband but I sure hope that the Saudi religious police don't start coming after you because so much of what you write about is a criticism of their country. Take care, stay safe and find a solution that allows you to live up to your full potential - where ever that might be.Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-57822713994023254782010-01-09T21:07:34.499+03:002010-01-09T21:07:34.499+03:00I must say, it's not all bad here in Saudi.
M...I must say, it's not all bad here in Saudi.<br /><br />My mom is a hard working woman raised me and my two younger brother on her own, best school, best education, me in Bahrain, my younger brother in UK, my dad was happy not to be in the picture.<br /><br />I think their are more then one Rosa in Saudi, my mom is one Rosa, my uncles wife is another, and most of my friends are all ROSA's.<br /><br />As women movement goes, it's much easier for women here in Saudi then a year ago and would be more easier the next year.<br /><br />I was talking to one high government official one time, and told me that as a government policy goes, there is nothing against women, in matter of fact you see the government do support women when it see the right type of woman to lead.<br /><br />there are many women right issues, and some are far more important then driving and wearing swimsuit.<br /><br />I must add the most reasons are social not religion,<br /><br />I was in Riyadh when I invited my sister's to a restaurant "half sisters" while eating, they had some trouble eating as the waiter passed they would drop forks to cover.... I told them its okay if the remove it from their faces and eat, the waiter won't bite, my sister said she could not! that made me think was the answer coming from a religion prospective or habit?<br /><br />I'm with giving women the choice, not to force things on her blindly...<br /><br />women to make such movement need the support of men, walking in the market while her face is not cover, approached by religion police, just to find the husband,brother or father their and they are okay with it, nothing he can do ^.^<br /><br />a women movement is coming sooner or later, don't worry...there is many ROSA Parks out there.<br /><br />cheersSaudi Majixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583926100070339185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-3659461694034231382010-01-09T05:13:46.729+03:002010-01-09T05:13:46.729+03:00Hi Susie,I'm sure eventually KSA will have the...Hi Susie,I'm sure eventually KSA will have their Rosa.It's just going to take time.<br /><br />As far as women's rights go my grandmothers never drove. My mother was always a home maker.The message I got growing up was that education was fine but after one married you should stay home and make a home. Honestly I was always pretty much content with that until the last few years and the recession which have caused me to re-evaluate and what if. Oh well, at this point it's water under the bridge and hindsight.<br /><br /> I can't imagine what it would be like to be in KSA without male relatives to support me.If they die what do the women do?Who would support you? Who drives you around then?<br /><br />As always a very thoughtful post.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132844193136348896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-58247231094097814502010-01-08T12:52:01.054+03:002010-01-08T12:52:01.054+03:00Hi Susie! I came across your blog by accident and ...Hi Susie! I came across your blog by accident and I just love it. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us. I was in Saudi Arabia recently and I'm blogging about my experiences in a series of posts. I just had to reference you in my recent post =) Warm regards to you and Adam (he's such a cutie for a 16 y.o.!)Shahirah Elaizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332951368178817982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-65109494388343520952010-01-07T17:30:08.251+03:002010-01-07T17:30:08.251+03:00To 2cents - I didn't say that all men are happ...To 2cents - I didn't say that all men are happy with the situation. I said that men hold all the cards here so why would they want change? My own husband, who spent 30 yrs in the states, thinks that things are just fine here the way they are - I can talk to him about the status of women here until I'm blue in the face and he still thinks women have it good here - and many women do, but they are still not in control of their own lives. I have said repeatedly that I am not miserable here - it is not my #1 choice of where I want to live in the world, but neither was So. FL and I lived there for 15 yrs. I don't have all the answers - I would like to see changes here for women. I don't like being so dependent on my husband for everything, but many women and men here obviously like things the way they are. The "extremes" to which this country has gone to to keep women in their place is what I have a problem with. At least I can write about it here on my blog...<br /><br />To Anon @8:15AM - Yes, Eman writes the SaudiWoman blog and it's excellent. Deena Al-Faris is a perfect example of things that women here can do. What really bothers me is the way the men reacted to her showing up at their meeting, which was neither "normal" nor "necessary." Women don't have cooties! I applaud Mr. Riza for his quick action to allow her to stay and speak.Susie of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13315336613944665651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-89808891402162046792010-01-07T08:15:43.586+03:002010-01-07T08:15:43.586+03:00Here you go, Susie:
http://saudiwoman.wordpress.c...Here you go, Susie:<br /><br />http://saudiwoman.wordpress.com/2009/12/27/a-saudi-woman-going-places-deena-al-faris/<br /><br />Eman, thanks for the referral to the blog above. Is it yours?<br /><br />~Anonymous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3569425364802315563.post-3919528454228445642010-01-07T08:12:11.703+03:002010-01-07T08:12:11.703+03:00To say that men are happy with the current situati...To say that men are happy with the current situation is unfair statement. Saudi men are as miserable as Saudi women , for many reasons.<br /><br />And I would like from you Susie to tell me what do you want Saudi women exactly to do ? You as an American who lived in a modern society for 50+ years couldn't be strong enough to do something with your Saudi husband and you continue living miserably here against your own wish, what do you expect then from Saudi women who don't have other choices like you do ??<br /><br />Words are always easier than actions !2 centsnoreply@blogger.com