This morning, I was going through this website looking for some themes for my brand new Sony Ericsson W550i mobile phone, when I came across this. It was a weird surprise. I mean, the last thing I expected to find here was a theme for the Saudi singer Rabeh Saqr. I don’t like Rabeh Saqr, but to find his theme alongside those of Madonna and 50 Cent, that was something! Later, I found that the same guy has also designed a theme for Nancy Ajram and Mobily.

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I guess that when it comes to history, the first word to come to the mind of Saudis is “destroy.” Maybe it is too late now to cry over our bulldozed history, but I think that we should give credit when credit is due. This time, it is Madinah Governor Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Majid, who rejected suggestions to destroy the Uhud Cave, where the Prophet took rest during the Battle of Uhud. I have been to Madinah last summer, and visited the location where the Battle of Uhud took place, but did not have much time to check out the cave. Here is some photos I took at the location.

Elaph has some photos for the female supporters from the Saudi-Sweden match, and there was at least one Saudi woman in the audience.

It has been a long time since I read anything by Mody al-Khalaf, but yesterday she was back with a good column at Arab News. This time, al-Khalaf comments on letter to King Abdullah that was written by 500 women asking for what they called “their Islamic rights.” These women asked the king to ignore the calls for “Western” rights for women.

Al-Khalaf makes a good argument, even though most of what she talks about is well-known to those of us who choose to look at things in a way that really makes sense. She writes, “I ask for my Islamic right to work in marketing, sales, catering, medicine, law, politics, engineering, fashion, the military or any other occupation which I might choose.”

Are we going to see Saudi women gain more rights this year? I hope so. I’m optimistic, and with people like al-Khalaf and others, including many Saudi female bloggers that I’m really proud of, I am sure they will. “And finally, as a Muslim, I ask for my right to choose. In any argument, a Muslim has the right to choose the interpretations he or she wants instead of being forced to go along with other people’s choices,” al-Khalaf concludes.

Good News For Me: According to a scientific study conducted in Saudi Arabia, there are more than 2,000 job opportunities available for Saudi pharmacists with the number expected to rise soon to 5,000.

As I expected, Swedish women were allowed to attend the match, and they were seated in the journalists’ area. But the local press did not report this story. Ignorance?