Comments on: Two Books from Saudi Arabia

By: Thanh

Thanh — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 07:30:09 +0000

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By: Rooster’s Egg « Saudi Jeans

Rooster’s Egg « Saudi Jeans — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:03:07 +0000

[...] novel was translated to English and published in the summer of 2007. I was not impressed by the book when I read it, but I thought [...]

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The Siege of Mecca « Saudi Jeans — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:14:40 +0000

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By: Tom in Oman

Tom in Oman — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:58:43 +0000

A book you might want to read is “Paramedic to the Prince” It is by an American Paramedic that spent ten years in Saudi. He worked for the National Gaurd and then on the medical team of King Abdullah. It has good and bad about Saudi. Same as if you ived in the states, you can say good and bad about anyplace. But I think the book is fair and very interesting..

By: American_Bedu

American_Bedu — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:46:36 +0000

Stay tuned as this book is in production now: “Citizen of the Global Village” A True Story of a Journey from an Ancient Town to the Global Village written by Hamad Algubilan. This is his account of growing up in Uneiza and then spending six years in the US as a Saudi student. The book is written in English and not only describes his experiences as a Saudi student in the US but how those experiences molded and shaped him into the man he now is today. It is an excellent insightful read and speaks volumns for ‘bridging the gap.’ American_Bedu

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By: Global Voices Online » Saudi Arabia: Three Books

Global Voices Online » Saudi Arabia: Three Books — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:02:57 +0000

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By: محمد الرحيلي

محمد الرحيلي — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:32:09 +0000

Hello bro, I bought a book 1 week ago, talking about camping in Hijaz. It is nice since it will help me find good places for taking photos as i'm going crazy about photography those days. Take a look @ it, maybe u will include it in the post. Off-Road in the Hejaz

By: Entropy

Entropy — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:54:20 +0000

hello xyz;

From what I understood from Mr. Burgess, his saying applies to written history in general – and unwritten as he mentioned-, not strictly to “Girls of Riyadh”.

Speaking of “Girls of Riyadh” I don’t think its a bad idea to recommend it for someone who wants to learn a thing or two about Saudia, regardless of what you classify it under whether its a Diary or a Novel.

I personally would be very curious and would find a great deal to learn from how the “young” of some country thinks or lives. I believe that would give me a glimpse of what is this country like from the inside, and where it is heading. the more “freely” written the piece of work, the more accurate the information could be. I couldn’t care less about how “artistically good” this author uses the language to express what he wants to say. I am not a critic, I just want to find some information that I can “average”
:-)

Regards to all,

By: xyz

xyz — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 07:59:08 +0000

John Burgess & Entropy: there is a big diffirence between Diaries and Novels.

Mr. Jeans mentioned that “Girls of Riyadh” as a Novel and that is a mistake !!