Raving in Riyadh – The New Saudi Arabia with Sami Hamdi
The Thinking Muslim
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Mohammed Bin Salman's Reforms
Sami: I don't think the Americans have asked bin Salman to do this. We suggest that bin Salman is not doing it necessarily to placate the West, but also because he believes this is the way Saudi should move forward. Why shouldn't we have the Red Sea Film Festival where women come in elegant dresses like they do in the Oscars, and we should celebrate them? Sami: If you read the New York Times article about Mohammed bin Zayed, notice that their coverage of the conversations between Gulf officials and American officials is not the American officials telling the Gulf issues. It's bin Zayed warning them that if you decide to recognize democratic elections that deliver, there will be a mist
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