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By: Matrook Al-Faleh Freed « Saudi Jeans

Matrook Al-Faleh Freed « Saudi Jeans — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:20:56 +0000

[...] in Riyadh after criticizing the poor situation of Buraid General Prison where his fellow activist Abdullah al-Hamed was jailed until last September after he completed a six-month sentence [...]

By: Trish

Trish — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:26:57 +0000

I applaud your efforts to advance the cause of human and civil rights– your commitment is clear throughout your blog. I have several questions, and I hope you’ll take no offense as my curiosity and interest are sincere. I sometimes see contradictions in human rights activism, so I ask: Do you think cultural differences result in varied understandings of human rights? In other words, do cultural considerations limit our ability to understand what constitutes oppression in another society, and are there instances when we do not act to support universal human rights citing deference to culture or when we act precipitously from a lack of cultural insight?

By: UAEStudents

UAEStudents — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:50:57 +0000

Thanks very much for posting this important story.

By: magicrealism

magicrealism — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:22:18 +0000

I’ll simply quote for now:

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is in prison
Henry David Thoreau

Humankind cannot stand very much reality
T. S. Eliot

Resolve to be thyself; and know that who finds himself, loses his misery.
Matthew Arnold

By: Hala

Hala — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:50:04 +0000

The best thing said is what the professor advise you to do but failed to do so himself, to keep your family and friends aware of your activity and whereabouts…A message could go into vain if not announced to all and gain support from enough people, we definitely don’t have an active civil society movements… I’m sorry that such academic figures are behind bars and more sorry that their message is not known to all…
I know that your message is to call for human rights and public reform, so I’ll watch your back Saudi jeans…

By: Broke Saudi

Broke Saudi — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:03:32 +0000

So why isn’t he out by now?

By: susanne430

susanne430 — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:49:47 +0000

Thanks for sharing this interesting post. I’m really glad that I found your blog recently. I enjoy reading a Saudi perspective. It is different from what I expected … but a GOOD different, imho! :-)

Great advice from Al-Hamed … quite inspiring to all who want to change the status quo. I enjoyed reading about these brave men.

By: Hope Kiefner

Hope Kiefner — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 03:16:12 +0000

I agree that people have to work together and get past some differences to accomplish shared objectives. I believe he gave you good advice. I just pray those activists will be freed to enjoy themselves and spend time with their families.

This is supposed to be the month of mercy for Muslims…Ramandan. I hope it holds true for these brave activists…that oppressors will find the mercy in their hearts to free them.

What is preached is not always practiced :-(

By: أحمد باعبود

أحمد باعبود — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:47:35 +0000

A great post about one of the very few great men in our country.

Thank you Ahmed for reminding me about people who I keep forgeting about either intentionally or without intention.

AlHamed and AlFaleh are paying the high price for the rest of us to at least think about helping our country to improve.

As of uniting the efforts for reformers regardless of our differences, it is a great goal that needs lots of work to become reality. I will accuse you and myself (as just an example) that when we indicate a mistake or a shortfall by others that our criticism in many occasions is not constructive and reflects strong negative feeling towards the other party. We need to have trust and common agreed upon goal for the unity of reformers. We need to remember that without a group work, we will keep point fingering each other and no change will keep being.

By: nano

nano — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:48:39 +0000

لو لم يكن عظيما لما تعرض لكل هذه البهاذل فللعظيم قلبان قلب يتألم وقلب يتأمل