Looks like Saudi Arabia has too joined the rest of the Muslim world in trying to please the west and earn an MTV award. More than any thing else, they yearn to have a pat on the back and termed as *progressive*. The so-called *moderates* would turn upside down and twist every bit of religion to get an applause from the West.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24443421

is it possible to scan any single days’ paper and float it on the internet for the large community abroad?

atif , i don’t have a big scanner so not sure whether I can do it or not.

Well said, brothers.

Adnan: apart from having two holy sites, there is nothing islamic in saudia. those who live in riyadh easily witness the difference between riyadh and cities like makkah and madinah.

In my opinion, this is over simplification. There are good and bad in every society. There is “more Islam” than just al-haramain in that country. The Quran is the only constitution (even if it’s not fully implemented), scholars still have some clout over some govt. ministries, vibrant scholarly (teaching, learning, dawah) environment from which even non-Saudis benefit, law and order one of the best in the world in part due to enforcement of hadd punishments, court system very just because all the “judges” are scholars, and most of all NO open practice of shirk and shirk-like bid’aat (this is a huge blessing from Allah).

Of course, the govt. is above law, which is a problem, and there are many social problems as well. I mention this so as to give a balance picture without sugar coating anything.

In today’s world, when Muslims have no desire to take time and read/learn about Islam and thus depend upon “summary” and jist of things, blanket statements like the one above are a means to give a false picture. Just a friendly advice.

Brother IUnknown’s point is oversimplistic as well although, of course, I can never disagree with his spirit, inshaAllah. Allah knows best.