A Saudi Life
By Turki
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Podcast Description
Saudi Arabia is a mysterious land for many people. What is Saudi Arabia and how do the people of Saudi Arabia think? This show is here to help and answer these questions and more. Produced and hosted by Turki a citizen of Saudi Arabia attempting to provide a better understanding of Saudi Arabia and its people, its culture, politics, and its view of the world. The show will cover the culture of Saudi Arabia and life in Saudi Arabia from both a Saudi and an expat perspective. Join us and discover one of the mysteries of the middle east.
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A Saudi Life Episode 29 (The Lost Episode) | Its been almost a year since my last post here, a lot happened during the year in my life, I meet a wonderful lady, got engaged and then married. It was the best decision I ever made in my life. However, with all of these changes and work I stopped the. | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Saudi Life Episode 28 | Welcome to a new episode of A Saudi Life podcast. In this episode I chat with an expat from the philippines, I also answer a few listener questions. I hope that you enjoy it and as always leave me your comments, | 2/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Saudi Life Episode 27 | Welcome to the relaunch of "A Saudi Life" podcast. With a new year a new life for the podcast. Starting this year I will be posting a new episode of "A Saudi Life" every month with its new format. So whats new with "A Saudi Life"? | 1/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Saudi Life Episode 26 | Well this is the first episode of A Saudi Life that I record after my return to Saudi Arabia. This is a quick and short episode as I am busy settling in and starting the next step in my life. Also I need to get more questions from everybody out there t... | 9/8/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Saudi Life Episode 25 | A new episode of "A Saudi Life" is up. In this episode I answer a few questions I got. This is the last episode I do in the USA, starting with the next episode I will be back recording from Saudi Arabia. - | 8/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Respect the Opinion Episode 4 | Well, I decided to bring my very short lived show "Respect the Opinion". - So what s Respect the Opinion for those of you that never heard of it? Its simply a show where I go online and check all the news, technology, political sitees, and etc.. | 6/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode: 24 | Well, I got a new episode out, looks like I'm doing ok with getting them out, lets keep it up. - In todays episode I cover drugs, minorities, pets, and a strict government. - | 6/2/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 23 | Royal family support, wealth, my safety, saudi women and none saudi women | 5/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 22: More Listener Questions | Am back and am answering more listener questions. - Keep emailing your comments and questions. | 5/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21: Listener Questions and Updates | In this episode I cover some questions I received by email: - can you explain why Saudi Arabia does not nurture their human resources especially women? - Recently there has been talk of letting women drive? - | 3/30/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 20: Listeners Questions. | A Saudi Life is back with listeners questions. | 3/11/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19.5: Do you want the show back? | Do you want the show back? | 2/15/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19: Social Racism. | The tribes and the racism for who your ancestors are. | 2/10/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 18: How are Saudis effect by current middle east affairs? | So the middle east is going crazy, USA and Iran, the start of a civil war in Iraq and Palestine, and lebanon, how is effect Saudi Arabia? | 1/27/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17: Q&A relations between different social statues. | How does social status effect people in Saudi Arabia? | 1/21/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16: Marriage in Saudi Arabia, how is it done? | Well after a few months of hiding out "A Saudi Life" is back. Details in the show. Also a view of marriage in Saudi Arabia. | 10/30/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 15: Answering listener questions. | I'm traveling and forgot to update my laptop. This is a short quick episode where I answer some questions. Hope to be back next week to the regular format. | 2/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 14: The danish cartoon outrage in the Arab world. | This episode is late and a step down from the last two episode. I apologize for that as I haven't been feeling well, will be back on track by next week hopefully. | 2/12/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 13: The Saudi Royal Family | In this weeks show we continue the new format with attempts to enhance it.-The News: some major headlines.-This weeks topic: the Saudi Royal family. A rough view of the Royal Saudi family, where are they from, who are they some of their habits. | 1/28/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 12: A view of free speech in Saudi Arabia | This show is divided into 4 parts:News: Covering some news headlines concerning or effecting Saudi Arabia socially or politically.Main Subject: A view of free speech in Saudi Arabia.Q&A: Some quick answers to some of your questions. | 1/22/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11: Listener Questions Answered #1 | This episode is dedicated to listener questions and more:--you spoke about admittance into the holy city of Mecca in a recent episode, and that only Muslims are allowed into the city... does this mean absolutely no one but a practicing Muslim may visit... | 1/14/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10: Homosexuality in Saudi Arabia and more… | In this episode I try to cover homosexuals in Saudi Arabia, its a brief view but hopefully an interesting one, also I talk a bit about how people around the world might see Saudis, and then I make a quick passing around the Arabic dialect in the Arab w... | 12/17/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 9: A Tour of Saudi Arabia. | Ever wanted to visit Saudi Arabia? Well here is a crash tour of Saudi Arabia, its fast and short and maybe missing some important facts but it should provide you with an idea. Did I miss any thing? Still wondering? | 12/11/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 8: Jihad, what is it? | In this episode I will try to explain jihad and what it is and how Saudis see it. Is what we see now Jihad? Is suicide bombing and blowing up civilians Jihad? How about beheadings? | 12/2/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 7: Saudi Arabia, Law, and Islam | Sorry for the delay of the episode. Unfortunately this episode is not up to standards but I hope that it it helpful till next weeks episode. In this episode I talk a little about islamic law in Saudi Arabia. | 11/28/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 6: How do Saudis see each other? | In this show I discuss a few announcements and answer some questions I have received. I also talk about the people of Saudi Arabia and how the people of each region are seen as. | 11/19/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 5: How Saudis see people of the Wold? | When Saudis think about people of other countries they have a general images of those people. Bad or good, true or false, that image stands and is generalized. what is it? | 10/23/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 4: Ramadan | What is the Holy month of Ramadan and how do Saudis celebrate it? | 10/7/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 3: History of Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia Celebrates 75 years of its national day on Friday 23, September 2005. How did this all become? | 10/1/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 2: Women Rights in Saudi Arabia | There has been a lot said about women and their rights in Saudi Arabia. What is the truth about it? How do women live in Saudi Arabia? A chance to take a tin gleams is now provided. | 9/10/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 1: Wahabisim what is it? | Whabisum is a word we hear a lot in the media. What is it and where does it come from? | 8/30/05 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 31 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Not so bad
There are terrible things that happen in Saudi Arabia. I don't deny it. However, we have to have reasonable expectations when listening to a Saudi Podcast. Of course they're going to gloss over the problems in their country. When I visited the Saudi Embassy, the presentation they gave was filled with innaccuracies and denial. However, what it is useful for, though, is seeing what seeps through. The narrator doesn't hide his near disgust for homosexuals, nor the suspicion of Shiites, or acknowledgement of conservative marriage practises. And those non-mainstream opinions, from Western standards, are what will help us understand Saudi Arabia and the Muslim World in general. One can also say that in order to best fight the war on terror, we cannot demonize Muslims. Instead, we must engage them on the issues they admit they completely disagree with us on that they'll admit to-in podcasts like this (such as sexuality and secularism). Listen and learn, but with skepticism.
Don't waste your time.
When I came across this podcast I thought that it would be interesting and introduce a new perspective on certain issues. I really wanted to put all of the stereotypical propaganda finally to rest. So I listen to this cast and sadly it only confirmed popular beliefs about Saudi Arabians and largely arab/moslem countries. You will find the narrator highly offensive and quite biased... almost hateful at times I dare say. If you can get past the broken English and horrid sound quality you will most likely find his dialogue dry, repetitive and be left wondering what he really meant. He makes sad attempts to side-step issues and atrocities in modern Saudi Arabia such as the medieval public killings, open hate and intolerance advocated by the dictatorship (and enforced by the "religious police" in the name of Islam) , the inhumane treatment of women, and anything else a civilized democratic nation would consider even the most basic rights.
Very Interesting
This procast was very interesting and informative. I like it and can not wait for new ones to post.
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