OK, there are no movies theaters in Saudi Arabia, but that dose not necessary means that there are no Saudi movies.

If you can read Arabic, read this interview with Hayfaa Al-Mansour, the first Saudi female director. However, if you cannot read Arabic, you can read this piece about her, or you may want to visit her own website.

Some Saudis where shocked to watch a Saudi woman reading the news on the Saudi TV earlier this year and some Islamisits asked to stop it. How will they feel about this?

I wanted to send this message to a friend, but then decided not to do. You think I did the right thing?

Dr. Hatoon Al-Fassi, who teaches history at my university, wrote this article for the Lebanon-based The Daily Star.

They did something huge!

They asked for some “reform” stuff, so put them in jail!

I first found the news in Arabic, and I couldn’t help it. Now, it is available in English.

Khalid Al-Kishtaini qouted this on his column in Asharq Al-Awsat [Arabic]:

When it comes to Arab affairs, the difference between Bush and Kerry is the same as the difference between Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola.



An Arab-American man

Also in July’s issue of Wired, you can read about what they call “The Linux Killer.” I do not think that guy can kill Linux nor anybody else. Linux is here to stay, and the whole open source movement is only the first step on the right direction.

I was surprised to read that Microsoft helped SCO. This makes sense because Linux is competing with Windows and it is winning, but for a giant like Microsoft, this is so immoral to do.