http://saudijeans.org Rants and Raves from Saudi Arabia Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:51:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/46f8d413ac76088482a21793e824e9a4?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://saudijeans.org http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/comments/ http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/comments/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 23:27:00 +0000 Ahmed http://saudijeans.wordpress.com/2006/04/18/comments/ ]]> Many readers have been complaining that they can’t add their comments to posts on this blog. Before using the word verification system, there was no such problems, but I had to turn it on because I received a huge amount of spam comments, and here where troubles began. I said then that users of Internet Explorer might face such troubles, and I even added a note about this to the comments form later. However, I think that wasn’t enough as most people still use this piece of crap called IE, so from now on you can find an alternative link to add comments within the form that would take you to the original Blogger comments page. I think this will solve it for now, until the guys at Microsoft improve their crappy browser.

]]> http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/comments/feed/ 5 Ahmed http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/donna-abu-nasr-describes-eating-out-in-riyadh-as/ http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/donna-abu-nasr-describes-eating-out-in-riyadh-as/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:07:00 +0000 Ahmed http://saudijeans.wordpress.com/2006/04/18/donna-abu-nasr-describes-eating-out-in-riyadh-as/ ]]> Donna Abu-Nasr describes eating out in Riyadh as “an unusual experience,” which is quite true. Luckily, we, guys, don’t have to live in what I’d like to call The Hell of Partitions when we dine out, but I really feel sorry for those who do. Abu-Nasr did not even talk about the increasing number of restaurants in Riyadh that prohibit females without a male guardian (mahram), which is also awful and shameful. It is really depressing when something as simple as dining out becomes a police matter.

]]> http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/donna-abu-nasr-describes-eating-out-in-riyadh-as/feed/ 1 Ahmed http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/here-is-a-story-from-the-ny-times-on-why-stars-giv/ http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/here-is-a-story-from-the-ny-times-on-why-stars-giv/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:06:00 +0000 Ahmed http://saudijeans.wordpress.com/2006/04/18/here-is-a-story-from-the-ny-times-on-why-stars-giv/ ]]> Here is a story from the NY Times on why stars give their babies weird names. I’m no star, but I can tell for sure that I’m not going to name my children some ordinary names. How about Hamza? Al Mothanna? Ward (for a boy)?

]]> http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/here-is-a-story-from-the-ny-times-on-why-stars-giv/feed/ 3 Ahmed http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/merlin-mann-five-reasons-the-terrorists-hate-us/ http://saudijeans.org/2006/04/18/merlin-mann-five-reasons-the-terrorists-hate-us/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2006 05:04:00 +0000 Ahmed http://saudijeans.wordpress.com/2006/04/18/merlin-mann-five-reasons-the-terrorists-hate-us/ ]]> Merlin Mann: Five reasons the terrorists hate us (apart from “our freedom”). Funny.

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