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Where Are The Sports Bras?

Where Are The Sports Bras?

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I am happy with the decision to let saudi women participate in the Olympics, I’ve been a supporter since the beginning on this blog, even though this stands against the original olympics where athletes (only males) would compete naked, plus, originating with the Greeks this event has pagan origins.

Now, looking back on this, where will they get females to compete? Not like athletes are made overnight, and It’s not like female sports are a favorite pastime for women (nor men, and we have an almost epidemic number of people suffering from obesity related diseases) and seeing how the millions spent on football (soccer) are a really good return on the investment, I am not really optimistic about women getting any medals… Unless they invent new sports of perseverance and ability, something many women all over the world are already champions in (ain’t that right John?)

Where are the sports bras is me making fun of the lack of women’s athletic apparel in Saudi, not the name brand expensive stuff, but the regular stuff you find in the cheaper stores.

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Overreacting and The Case of Being Religiously Overzealous

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When the head of hai’a in Makkah said that extreme segregation was not required, some people went up to his house, knocked on his door and asked to mingle with his wife and daughters. This was a government official, educated, made it to the top and who could’ve been summoned to the highest courts in the country, and answered to them directly.

Instead some good and upright citizens took it upon themselves to show him the mistakes in his ways, and it is not wrong, we all do it somehow someway, but the methods of doing so, by force are not right.

When Hamza said what people say he said (I have not been familiar with his writings/tweets/etc before it all blew up, and he deleted his account) some got fired up and went to his home, where his family lives (parents and siblings), and posted it on YouTube, and a mob of people threatened to kill him (they are even using Facebook for that, but I think the page was removed for the obvious hate reasons), as if there is no law, or law enforcement in this land.

In Jordan, they put rape victims in jail for their protection from society, they will be killed if they got out. A guy in Saudi killed his sisters for suspicions of being with men, not sure what happened to him.

I don’t need to get into what they call women who are asking for the right to drive cars, some guy said vampires will no longer find virgin blood in this country.

Not that overreacting is not part of politics, it is, creating a sense of urgency, and a near doom, that they, and only they can save people from the bad and guide the way to a future where every family is living happily ever after and birds are signing and other birds are being roasted or grilled or better yet deep fried for that finger licken goodness with a side of security is not their stage where they act as saviors.

You know what they call a footlong subway in Saudi Arabia?

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- You know what they call a footlong subway in Saudi Arabia?

- They don’t call it a footlong?

- No they use the metric system

- Ok, what do they call a footlong subway in Saudi Arabia?

- They call it a 30cm subway

- What about a six inch?

- They call it a 15 centimeter subway, oh and they don’t call the thousand islands dressing, thousand islands

- What do they call it then?

- They call it cocktail sauce

(inspired from a scene in pulp fiction with John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson.

P.S. A quarter pounder with cheese is still a quarter pounder with cheese at a McDonald’s in Saudi Arabia.

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Review: Jeddah Gourmet Burger Kitchen

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The search for the perfect burger in Jeddah continues, I few months ago I went to the Grilled Burger Kitchen, a London based burger chain, and it was alright, they say it is not like the one in London, but since I have never been to the one in London, I cannot compare.

Gourmet Burger Kitchen Jeddah Saudi Arabia Menu

Gourmet Burger Kitchen Jeddah Saudi Arabia Restaurant




If you prefer, they give you your burger in three little burgers, it doesn’t get messy, and with the large protions you can easily take it home, or share it.

The burgers were not bad, the search continues… I did like the Indian infused flavors in the sauces, that was a good twist, but I have not craved their burgers, and that is why the search continues.

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Saudi Arabia One Day on Earth 11-11-11

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Husam Alsayed (aka @husam_filmhead) a talented filmmaker and an acquaintance of mine shared on his blog a global event called One Day on Earth, where many filmmakers, no matter what their level of expertise or camera they have can join by filming and submitting short clips of the place on earth they are in, the only catch, it has to be filmed on 11-11-2011, last year it was 10-10-2010.

Husam submitted this wonderful film he took in Yemen, since he was there on 10-10-2010, and this year he is the producer/organizer of Saudi Arabia’s contribution for 11-11-2011.

I thought I would do my part, since both are areas I am passionate about (Saudi and Filmmaking) I have joined the movement and I am letting people know.

So if you are in Saudi, own a camera, think you might add a little flavor to the global nonprofit film, don’t let anything hold you back, join us, all it takes is a short video you can take with your phone nowadays and a submission to the group.

Let us show the world what we want them to see.


One Day on Earth – Saudi Arabia

Husam’s Profile on One Day on Earth (so you can add him)

And if you want to, you can add me also :)

If you are not in Saudi, you can also film anything wherever you are, and submit it… what have you got to lose?

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