SAUDI RELIGIOUS POLICE LOSING SOME POWERS

Boon or a bane ?

well i hope things get better
and compared to the last six months now they have reduced patrolling,
after 3 or 5 major bad behavior acts with civilian's that i heard of.

its not that we don't want them to keep everything under control.

They should create a the best example to the people and be loved by all.

If this happens they will rule our hearts

This story has been reported in western media also.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19819791

Why do they need a religous police? Which other countries have them?

Evening Star

eveningstar wrote:

Why do they need a religous police? Which other countries have them?

Evening Star

Well in Iran, I think they use the Basijj and Female "Police Officers" to "educate"/enforce Islamic values.

Most other countries, I don't think have an institutionalised method of enforcing religious doctrine in quite the same way as they do here in Saudi. Whether or not they need it though isn't particularly material; what is material is whether or not they want it. From the looks of things, it is becoming more and more that the Saudi's themselves no longer want their lives to be subject to the whimsical interpretation of Islam of an individual.

I think this is a good first step and my opinion is that the King, a reformer has been inching toward reform for a while. I believe that for a while now, he had been waiting for an opportunity to change the leadership at the top which he did so this year. Assuming that something like this can only happen with the consent of the King, I think it is plausible that the King, not wanting to do too much too quickly, angering the religious establishment or conservatives, is taking this small step by essentially neutering the Muttawa'een and passing their responsibilities to official channels.

I think the next step we will see, maybe within the next year or two, is a slow deconstruction of some of the social restrictions within Saudi.

Although don't expect the ban on Alcohol to go anywhere haha!

Arab spring is another contributing factor for a change.

Arab Spring ?? What's that now ?

i hope they lose all power and start respecting other people choices and mind there own business. Thank you for sharing this very interesting.

RehabDoctor wrote:

Arab spring is another contributing factor for a change.

if you think that, then you are delusional.

Freshlikesushi wrote:

RehabDoctor wrote:

Arab spring is another contributing factor for a change.

if you think that, then you are delusional.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& … x_7NSCStrg

ghanshyampdave wrote:

Arab Spring ?? What's that now ?

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& … SoAFaBICrA

Next step let´just Hope That women CAN be authorized to drive :-)

gmalou1 wrote:

Next step let´just Hope That women CAN be authorized to drive :-)

What's ironic here is that women just want the RIGHT.  When I surveyed my Saudi colleagues, they all said they wanted the choice but GIVEN the choice, they didn't want to drive lol

Alliecat wrote:

gmalou1 wrote:

Next step let´just Hope That women CAN be authorized to drive :-)

What's ironic here is that women just want the RIGHT.  When I surveyed my Saudi colleagues, they all said they wanted the choice but GIVEN the choice, they didn't want to drive lol

Given the right, your colleagues will change their mind for sure

ghanshyampdave wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

gmalou1 wrote:

Next step let´just Hope That women CAN be authorized to drive :-)

What's ironic here is that women just want the RIGHT.  When I surveyed my Saudi colleagues, they all said they wanted the choice but GIVEN the choice, they didn't want to drive lol

Given the right, your colleagues will change their mind for sure

No they won't.  Why would they?  First of all, they said they want no part of the madness that is considered 'driving' in KSA.  But more importantly, and I found this part quite interesting, they agreed that if THEY could drive, their *lazy* husbands (their words lol) would lay on the sofa, watching football, while THEY would have to drive to pick up the children from school, go food shopping by THEMSELVES, etc. etc.  They don't want to drive in order to basically force their hubbies to continue doing their share in the household!  Makes sense?

Loooool ok so just give thé choice I MUCH more prefer pick up m'y daughter from school in Belgium where I am NOW Î.m about 2 min Walking from m'y Hope to school and I am afraid about this gona change in few months :-((((

Sorry for m'y Bad english but I am also planning to improve at Amideast Ryiad. Havé SOMEBODY hear about it and Howard is it? Thank you for your reply

gmalou1 wrote:

Sorry for m'y Bad english but I am also planning to improve at Amideast Ryiad. Havé SOMEBODY hear about it and Howard is it? Thank you for your reply

Hi Gmalou1 and welcome to the Expat.com!

Why don't you start a new thread asking about this because your question is going to get lost here.

If they could drive a car, who cares about husbands
Khalli walli to them.

At first I was thinking the title was referring to the SUVs muttaweens are using.

RehabDoctor wrote:

Freshlikesushi wrote:

RehabDoctor wrote:

Arab spring is another contributing factor for a change.

if you think that, then you are delusional.

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j& … x_7NSCStrg

oh

one editorial?
super convinced now.