1.Adriana:http://whumanrights.blogspot.com (Tibet) This blog is very interesting! One of my favorite things was this quote “ONE WROLD ONE DREAM FREE TIBET” that is a very emotional quote. I think she has a very good point of view with the human rights issues in Tibet.
2.Desiree:http://desivegareyes.blogspot.com (Egypt) Desiree’s blog has really good information, and it also has many important details of Egypt. This blog tells the reader how important Egypt is and makes the reader want to know more about this country.
3.Natalia .V:http://itstimetochangeblog-natalia.blogspot.com (Colombia) I love the way Natalia put many good issues about Colombia. It was a very interesting blog and it shows many positive things about Colombia.
5.Heidi:http://progressinbrazil.blogspot.com (Brazil) This blog was really amazing I love the proposal. I think that VIOLENCE is one of the most important issues in Brazil, and that that people who live in Brazil can do something to stop it.
6.Karolina:http://karosweet.blogspot.com (Ivory Coast) The proposal had many good ideas and it had many clear thoughts.
7.Rocio:http://rociotunisia.blogspot.com (Tunisia) This country is passing through many negative issues, and they really need help. I love the way Rocio publish a letter from a person who lives in Tunisia that is a really good resource.
8.Miguel:http://miguelwhblog.blogspot.com ( Somalia) This blog has many good information. This country if facing through many things specially Violence. There is a video that really made me think and see all the problems the people are passing through.
9.Sarah:http://sarahi07.blogspot.com (Honduras) This blog really got my attention!! It has a realistic proposal and many issues to face.
♥According to Dr. Yamani, a famous writer in Saudi Arabia, a woman driving is not a religious issue and it does not have a relationship with the religion of Islam. Therefore, there is not a logical reason to avoid women to drive.
♥Some people think that a women driving is not safety, which is an incorrect point of view. In other countries women can drive and they do it in a safety way. One of the solutions, for this violation of women’s right, is to support the case of women driving in Saudi Arabia.
♥The government should think intelligently and they should keep in mind that letting women drive in Saudi Arabia is the safer for women, because there are a lot of stories about drivers who raped or tried to rape women while they are alone with them.
♥Saudi Arabia’s women should have the freedom of speech. With freedom of speech woman are able to decide their own religion and make their own decisions in life. Women should getTOGETHERto convince the government to approve this issuesand make them legal. Women should be working hard to reshape attitudes toward women’s rights and domestic violence in Saudi Arabia.
-EveryWOMAN has the opportunity and ability to become someone successful in their live. Women have dreams of becoming a doctor, astronaut, artist or even President. Especially now, women can dream of becoming anything, whether it be a construction worker or head of a company. In other countries Women are now set with laws that protect their rights from being violated and discriminated against just for being female. Unfortunately not every place in the world is as lucky.
A woman is able to become aSoldier.
A woman is able to become an astronaute.
A woman is able to become a trucker.
A woman is able to become a Doctor.
WOMAN ARE ABLE TO BECOME WHO EVER THEY WANT TO BE :D
♥In Saudi Arabia Women are half of the population, but only 10 percent of the work force. Some women or changing that, they are trying to fight for their future goals in life.In Saudi Arabia, public contact between unrelated men and women is strictly prohibited. If one woman doesn’t fallow this rules they are force to go to jail. One example is a 37-year-old American businesswoman in Saudi Arabia; she was thrown in jail by Saudi Arabia's religious police for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks coffee shop in Riyadh. This woman thinks that what Saudi Arabia women are living is no easy, and she wants to make a change. This woman now lives in Saudi Arabia, “If I want to make a difference I have to stick around. If I leave they win. I can't just surrender…”said Yara to *The Times.This is an example of a country that treats women as a second class.
♥On the Quran states that: "MenhaveauthorityoverwomenbecauseGodhasmade the onesuperior to the other...Goodwomen are obedient...As for those from whomyoufeardisobedience,admonishthem, forsakethem in bedsapart, andbeatthem" (4:34).
Why are men superior than women if we are supposed to be treated in a equal way?
♥Human Rights are about the treat of every human in the same way. Woman’s right make them able to take there own decisions in life, but the Muslim religion prohibit them. In life everybody has their own way of viewing their religion. Some women think that making a man superior is the correct way to follow their religion. Some other women are just force to follow these roles and to follow their family’s religion. Why don’t you follow your own thoughts?
♥Man and Woman are supposed to be treated in an equal way. Woman are not less than man,woman are able to encourage their dreams and goals.Making a man superior tan a woman is a very important issue. In many other religions it is thought that God made us EQUAL. Man and Woman are not different.
*The Arabian Peninsula is the historic birthplace of the Islam religion. The eighteenth century teachings of a Muslim reformer, who did not wanted the glorification of men, saints, and prophets, were incorporated into the Saud family's political ideology. The Saudis brought most of the peninsula under their control.
*The Saudi state began in central Arabia in about 1750. A local ruler, Muhammad bin Saud, joined forces with an Islamic reformer, Muhammad Abd Al-Wahhab, to create a new political government. The modern Saudi kingdom was founded by the late King Abdul Aziz Al Saud (known as "Son of Saud"). King Abdul Aziz died in 1953 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Saud, who rule for 11 years.
*The mid-1960s saw pressures by Saudi-Egyptian differences over Yemen. When civil war broke out in 1962, between Yemeni royalists and republicans, Egyptian forces entered Yemen to support the new republican government, while Saudi Arabia backed the royalists. In 1967, the Egypt retires its troops from Yemen.
-Yemen in civil war.
*Saudi forces did not participate in the War of June 1967, but the government later provided support to Egypt, Jordan, and Syriato in their economies. In the War of 1973 Saudi Arabia participated. Then after the war, the price of oil increased, and so did Saudi Arabia's wealth.
Saudi Arabia’s Women Rights:
Much has been written about the abuse of human rights in Saudi Arabia ,because of the a strict version of the Islamic law.
Women's right in Saudi Arabia is a controversial issue but there are different ways to see this controversy, it depends on your background and culture.
·Saudi Arabia women need a guardian's permission to work, travel, study, marry, or have access health care or any public service.
·Saudi Arabia recently announced its intention to issue, for the first time, identification cards for women. Previously, women were registered on their father or husbands' identification cards.
·Saudi officials continue to require women to obtain permission from male guardians to conduct their most some basic things, like traveling or receiving medical care.
·The Saudi government's refusal to let women vote in elections in September 2011 unlawfully deprives women of their rights.
*This is are some of the views of two women that live in Saudi Arabia:
1-The position of women in Saudi Arabia is often misunderstood by the outside world. I am studying for a degree at King Saud University in Riyadh. Although we attend separate classes to male students, more than half the students at the university are women. If the lecturer is a man, we watch and listen to the lecture on the university's video and audio system.
It is true that women are still restricted in their career choices but this is often exaggerated. Women run 15,000 commercial businesses in the country and some even work for the state oil company. Under Islam, women are given respect and rights which were denied to women elsewhere until fairly recently. We can keep our name when we get married, and our rights to property are protected whether we are single or married. Some Saudi women are very rich - 40% of the country's wealth is in our hands.
Reporters make a lot of fuss about the fact that women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, but it keeps 500,000 men in work as chauffeurs! Also, people from elsewhere go on about wearing the hijab (veil) but most of us are happy with it. Surely there are more important things to write about.
2- People are wrong to say that Islam restricts the freedom of women. It's down to the interpretation of Islam by different cultures. As strict Muslims, the Saudi royal family has interpreted Sharia (Islamic law) in ways that restrict our rights in this country. As a Muslim from another country, I think that some of the Saudi laws - like limiting women's career options - are anti-Islamic. Many people here now recognize that the problem of so many foreigners working in the country would be solved if Saudi women were allowed to contribute more in the workplace.
In the time of the Prophet men and women did interact, and the Qur'an states that men and women are equal in the eyes of God. Where I come from, I have more choices and freedom in the way I live my life as a Muslim woman. A growing number of women are being elected to parliament in my country, for instance. Nevertheless, I do feel that some of the reports written in the West about the way women are treated in Saudi Arabia are exaggerated. I work in the fashion industry with many smart, intelligent and well-qualified women - in fact, Saudi women are educated to the same level as, if not higher than, the men. Their grades are often better too. http://www.globaleye.org.uk/secondary_spring03/eyeon/women.html
Arabic is the official language of Saudi Arabia, but English is generally spoken. English is use has the second language in schools.
Muslims, the followers of Islam, believed in one God (Allah) and that Muhammad is His Prophet.
The Prophet Muhammad is seen as the last of God's emissaries to bring revelation to mankind.
Muhammad brought the last book, called “the Quran.”
Among certain obligations for Muslims are to pray five times a day - at noon, afternoon, sunset, and evening. The exact time is listed in the local newspaper each day. Friday is the Muslim holy day. Everything is closed.
During the holy month of Ramadan all Muslims must fast from dawn to dusk and are only permitted to work six hours per day. Each night at sunset, families and friends gather together to celebrate the breaking of the fast .The celebrations often continue until night.
Meeting Etiquette:
- Good friends may greet each other with a handshake and a kiss on each cheek.
-Women generally hug and kiss close friends.
-Men and women would not greet each other in public.
-When Saudis greet each other they take their time and converse about general things.
Gift Giving Etiquette:
- If you are invited to a Saudi's house bring something small as a thank you.
-Flowers do not make good gifts from a man, although a woman could give them to her hostess.
-Gifts are not opened when received.
Dining Etiquette:
-Entertainment will generally be same-sex only. If both sexes are included, they will be in separate rooms.
-You would usually remove your shoes.
-Dress conservatively.
-Show respect for the elders by greeting them first.
-If the meal is on the floor, sit cross-legged or kneel on one knee.
-Eat only with the right hand as the left is considered unclean.
The religion and customs of Saudi Arabia dictate conservative dress for both men and women.
-As a general rule, men should wear long trousers and shirts that cover the upper torso.-
Women wear long dress, so that it can cover every part of the body. They have to cover every part of their body.
Prayers inside the Grand mosque in Mecca.
Every year for 14 centuries, Muslim from all over the world gather in Makah to pray in unity and perform rituals based on those conducted by the Prophet Muhammad during his last visit to the city.
-The Traditional Wedding Dance-
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Monday, April 4, 2011
Flag description: Green, a traditional color in Islamic flags, with the Muslim creed in large white Arabic script (translated as "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God"). Above a white horizontal saber (the tip points to the hoist side); design dates to the early twentieth century and is closely associated with the Al Saud family which established the kingdom in 1932; the flag is manufactured with differing obverse and reverse sides so that the Shahada reads - and the sword points - correctly from right to left on both sides
National Anthem:
Name: "Aash Al Maleek" (Long Live Our Beloved King)
Location:
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
