What is happening to Saudi society?

Arab News ^ | 12/26/01 | Raid Qusti

[JDGreen123]

Well we in America can relate to unruly youth and family breakdown. The question is whether this shows that militant Islam is loosing its grip on Saudi youth or that Saudi youth are headed into even more violent activities.

[Scythian]

Have you read an LA paper lately?

Broke a police car window and if someone wouldn't have heard the girls scream who knows what would have happened?

Take the Top 10 national stories from the US and it's a wonder we still exist as a civil society.

[Imal]

This article, with a few names changed, could very well describe just about anywhere in the world at one time or another.

It certainly provides an interesting insight.

Imal

[brat]

Very interesting. I'm concerned that the rage seemed to be directed towards women primarily. I don't think that's a result of lack of discipline, but more a hatred of women. Perhaps if the Saudis treated their women with respect this would not have happened. There is much to ponder here.

[monkeyshine]

If you steal they chop of your hand. If you riot because of your raging hormones, what should they chop?

[Imal]

Sorry about the spammage above -- it was not intended, but resulted from a browser or server hiccup during posting.

Moderator: Please delete the extra posts.

Imal

[Free Vulcan]

Folks, from what I have been seeing and reading elsewhere, radicalization of the youth is going on in the schools of SA as they are everywhere else in the Muslim world. It would not suprise me if this unrest is being pushed by the mosques over there. Add to this a Saudi govt that has been weakening for some time, and maybe the fundamentalists smell blood.

[FITZ]

It must have something to do with the Jews somehow.

[McGavin999]

Interesting. Especially in the light of the fact that we have just arrested a Saudi princess for beating her slave down in Florida.

It would appear that the Al Saud family head needs to take a firmer hand on the reins of his family. He needs to toss some of those officials out on their backside, very publically! That would gain the attention and the respect of the people and then maybe they would do the same for their children.

[Cobra64]

Why do you insist in posting these same dreaded reply?

[oldvike]

Interesting, sounds like these young Saudi men are from South Central.

[ikka]

Or is their job limited to issuing tickets to drivers who don't wear seatbealts or chatting as they cruise the city in their new Luminas?

BINGO! They are now a Western-style police force.

[Restorer]

I thought the most interesting part was the criticism of the government. Perhaps I'm out of touch, but I was unaware there was this much freedom of the press in SA.

[Jmouse007]

"What is happening to Saudi society?"

Simple, the same thing that happens in EVERY "society" that rejects the Lord Jesus Christ and the salvation he offers to all who will acept Him as their personal savior.

[jennyp]

Ummm... this writer, who says "What is happening to Saudi society?", grew up in a Saudi society where something like this was unheard of, obviously, hence his consternation that something has changed. But Saudi society was never Christian! Even when roving bands of young men harassing regular people was unheard of.

Nope, it has nothing to do with the Lord Jesus Christ, personal saviorship, etc. etc. His presence or absense just isn't part of the equation here.