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الملك السعودي عبدالله في صورة مع 40 من النسوة Saudis' Path To Reform? Saudi's King Abdullah and 40 Women In Photo Together
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ما هو الذي لا يُصدق ومُذهل في هذة الصورة ؟ انها صورة لخادم الحرمين الشريفين وأخية (الذي هو ولي العهد) في صورة مع أربعين أمرأة يرتدين العبائة , معظمهم بأعجوبة كشفن عن وجوههن . ليس فقط من المدهش اننا نسطيع رؤية وجوة هؤلاء المبتسمة , الواقع انهم في غرفة واحدة جنبا إلى جنب مع رجل هو ليس قريب لهم وليس من عائلتهم . انها قضية ضخمة لآنها في بلد يمكن ان تحصل على الجلد والسجن لفترة طويلة في حال أختلاطك مع الجنس الأخر , حتى لو كانت أمرأة عمرها ثمانين عاما والرجل عمرة , قل-- خمسة وعشرين .
الصورة , يضهر الملك عبدالله وشقيقة ولي العهد , الى جانب أربعين أمرأة يرتدين العباءات -- ظهرت هذة الصورة في العديد من الصحف المقربة من الملك بدون اي تفسير او شرح . وقد وصفت النساء بأنهم مشاركين في "منتدى الحوار الوطني في المجتمع والخدمات الصحية .
أشياء مثيرة للأهتمام تحدث في المملكة . يبدو ان هناك معركة تتبلور بين المتشددين والفصائل الدينية في المملكة العربية السعودية وبين العائلة المالكة التي تبدو أكثر أنفتاحاً لتغير بعض القمعية , والعادات والتقاليد التاريخية بشأن القواعد الأجتماعية للسلوك . في الأونة الأخيرة , قد أصبحت اكثر انفتاحا حيث سمحت للنساء بقيادة السيارات , وعلى ما يبدو مع نشر هكذا صورة في الصحف يتجهون الأن نحو مزيد من الموافقة على اختلاط الجنسين في الأماكن العامة , وانة قد حان الوقت لذلك .
على الرغم من أن الصورة تبدو كأنها غير طبيعية , على ما يبدو هناك ظن أن العائلة المالكة ربما من يقول -- في إعادة الغامدي الى منصبة وهو رجل الدين السعودي ورئيس الشرطة الدينية لمكة المكرمة الذي أقيل من منصبة بعد ان زعم انة لا يوجد شيء في الإسلام يدعو الى الفصل بين الجنسين . الصورة هي علامة واعدة جدا بالنسبة للمرأة والجمهور السعودي بشكل عام .
صورة الملك وأختلاطة دون خجل مع مجموعة من النساء المهنيات يبتسمون هي مهمة جدا -- لآنها ترمز الى شيئين :
بحضور ولي العهد تشير إلى ان تعزيز الملك لحقوق المرأة وبدعم من العائلة المالكة , من المرجح ان يستمر بعد وفاتة .
أفتتح الملك الذي عمرة خمسة وثمانين عاما , أفتتح في العام الماضي جامعة العلوم وسماها على أسمة , ويسمح الأختلاط بها بين الجنسين , وعينت أمرأة كأول وزيرة في البلاد .
بالطبع , النساء الذين شاركوا في هذا الأجتماع هم نساء أعمال وطلائعية . وكما ذكرت الصحف واحدة من المشاركين هي الدكتورة سامية العمودي التي أثنت على الملك بكل أمتنان --- لآنة
أعرب عن التقدير تجاة دور المرأة السعودية , ولتحقيق برنامجة السياسي اشاد بأهمية الدور الذي تؤدية المرأة في دفع عجلة التنمية .وأضافت: أن العالم يدرك ان القادة يكتبون التاريخ من خلال الحوار التي شاركت فيها النساء .
بفضل التطلع المتحضر للعائلة المالكة في المملكة العربية السعودية يبدو أنة ببطء تتجة نحو مجتمع أكثر حداثة وأقل قمعي , على الرغم من اننا نتحدث سنتيمترات , وليس أميال في التقدم . ولكن ذلك ليس سوى البداية . وما زال عليهم التعامل مع نخبة من المتطرفين الدينيين الذي على الأرجح سيُجرّون وهم يصرخون ويركلون الى القرن الواحد والعشرين .
ونأمل في المزيد من التطور , حيث بعض الأخطاء الرئيسية الأخرى ستبدوا غير مهمة وغير جدية .
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Saudis' Path To Reform? Saudi's King Abdullah and 40 Women In Photo Together
By: Incognito , Boca Raton
What’s so incredibly amazing about the above photograph? It’s a picture of the Saudi King and his brother (who is tagged to be Abdullah’s successor) posing with some 40 abaya-clad women, most of whom miraculously have their faces revealed. Not only is it amazing that we are privy to these women’s smiling faces, the fact that they are actually in the same room together with unrelated men is huge. Huge for a country that can get you a whipping and jail time for mingling with someone of the opposite sex, even if you happen to be an 80-year-old woman and the male is, say, 25
The photograph, showing King Abdullah and his brother and heir apparent, Crown Prince Sultan, alongside 40 women dressed in abayas appeared with little explanation in several newspapers with close ties to the royal family
The women were described as participants in a "National Dialogue Forum on Society and Health Services
Interesting things are happening in the kingdom. There appears to be a battle royale taking place between the hardline, religious factions in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom’s royal family that seem to be a tad more open to changing some of the prehistoric, oppressive dictates regarding social rules of conduct. Recently, they have become more open to allowing women to drive, and apparently (with the publishing of the photo) are now leaning towards being more accepting of the mingling of sexes in public, and it’s about time
Although the photo might seem as if it came out of left field, apparently there is conjecture that the royals might have had some say in the reinstatement of Saudi cleric and chief of the Mecca religious police, Al-Ghamdi, who was fired after he claimed there is nothing in Islam that advocates separation of the sexes. The photo is a very promising sign for women and the Saudi public at-large
The photograph of the king "mixing" unabashedly with a group of smiling professional women is all the more important because of two extra pieces of symbolism
The presence of the crown prince suggests that the king’s promotion of the rights of women has the backing of the royal family and is likely to continue after his death
The king, who is 85, last year opened a science university in his name where mixing is specifically permitted, and appointed the country’s first woman minister
Of course, the women who participated in this trail-blazing meeting were elated. In one of the newspapers one of the participants, Dr. Samia al-Amoudi had high praise and gratitude for the king for
"..the appreciation he expressed towards the role of Saudi women, and for his political realisation of the importance of the role women play in pushing forward the wheel of development
She added: "The world realises that the leaders are writing history through the dialogue in which women took part
Thanks to a forward-looking royal family, Saudi Arabia seems to be inching towards a more modern, less oppressive society, although we’re talking centimeters, not feet. But it’s a start. And they’ll still have to deal with the ultra-religious elite who will probably have to b dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century
Hopefully with a more modern, progressive attitude some of their other major faults will fall by the wayside
By: Incognito , Boca Raton
What’s so incredibly amazing about the above photograph? It’s a picture of the Saudi King and his brother (who is tagged to be Abdullah’s successor) posing with some 40 abaya-clad women, most of whom miraculously have their faces revealed. Not only is it amazing that we are privy to these women’s smiling faces, the fact that they are actually in the same room together with unrelated men is huge. Huge for a country that can get you a whipping and jail time for mingling with someone of the opposite sex, even if you happen to be an 80-year-old woman and the male is, say, 25
The photograph, showing King Abdullah and his brother and heir apparent, Crown Prince Sultan, alongside 40 women dressed in abayas appeared with little explanation in several newspapers with close ties to the royal family
The women were described as participants in a "National Dialogue Forum on Society and Health Services
Interesting things are happening in the kingdom. There appears to be a battle royale taking place between the hardline, religious factions in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom’s royal family that seem to be a tad more open to changing some of the prehistoric, oppressive dictates regarding social rules of conduct. Recently, they have become more open to allowing women to drive, and apparently (with the publishing of the photo) are now leaning towards being more accepting of the mingling of sexes in public, and it’s about time
Although the photo might seem as if it came out of left field, apparently there is conjecture that the royals might have had some say in the reinstatement of Saudi cleric and chief of the Mecca religious police, Al-Ghamdi, who was fired after he claimed there is nothing in Islam that advocates separation of the sexes. The photo is a very promising sign for women and the Saudi public at-large
The photograph of the king "mixing" unabashedly with a group of smiling professional women is all the more important because of two extra pieces of symbolism
The presence of the crown prince suggests that the king’s promotion of the rights of women has the backing of the royal family and is likely to continue after his death
The king, who is 85, last year opened a science university in his name where mixing is specifically permitted, and appointed the country’s first woman minister
Of course, the women who participated in this trail-blazing meeting were elated. In one of the newspapers one of the participants, Dr. Samia al-Amoudi had high praise and gratitude for the king for
"..the appreciation he expressed towards the role of Saudi women, and for his political realisation of the importance of the role women play in pushing forward the wheel of development
She added: "The world realises that the leaders are writing history through the dialogue in which women took part
Thanks to a forward-looking royal family, Saudi Arabia seems to be inching towards a more modern, less oppressive society, although we’re talking centimeters, not feet. But it’s a start. And they’ll still have to deal with the ultra-religious elite who will probably have to b dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century
Hopefully with a more modern, progressive attitude some of their other major faults will fall by the wayside
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