The Virtuous Saudi

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So while the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice can be easily criticized for many of the lunacies they commit, Amal Zahid chooses to take a bird’s eye view by asking: what’s the point of virtue if it is forcibly imposed on people? As she correctly notes, this only reinforces the hypocrisy that has become so common and even acceptable in this country. It seems that it is no longer weird or frowned upon to see many Saudis who lead a double life: religious, conservative and conformist on the outside; another one that is wild and extreme when they are away from the watchful eye of society.

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Posted: 3rd, November 2008 | In: Twitterings, War On Terror Comment (1) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink

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