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By: Discussion Panel on Diversity at KSU « Saudi Jeans

Discussion Panel on Diversity at KSU « Saudi Jeans — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:44:03 +0000

[...] In a conservative, conformist society like ours, diversity is not a popular term. Its opponents have always tried to make diversity look like a threat to national unity. That’s total bull, of course. Because our diversity only makes us stronger. [...]

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:06:14 +0000

I didn’t link to this friend because it’s been a while since I’ve seen her for the last time and I was kinda hoping this way I might be able to bring her back. In other words: where the hell have you been? ;-)

By: Farooha

Farooha — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:00:00 +0000

LINK TO THE FRIEND :P

By: Ingrid

Ingrid — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 04:21:31 +0000

I don’t think plurality is considered a threat, I think that fundamentalists (trust me, plenty of them here in the US too), just have that innate need for control of conformity..their boundaries are tight and their (world)outlook is ‘just so’ and no one is allowed to operate outside of it. But I think the King was trying to frame it in a easy identifiable and agreeable manner..for tolerance in Saudi to succeed, I think that the religious police needs to have no business being in existence. They feed on the notion of conformity..their conformity anyway..