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| Brother warns Prince Al Waleed over wife's media appearances | |
| 2012-01-20 | |
The elder brother of Prince Al Waleed bin Talal slammed the famous Saudi billionaire over his wife's repeated appearances in the media and warned him of a "severe" response if he does not stop her.
He said, "What my brother is doing is a deliberate and stubborn act without giving any consideration to the feelings of his family...man's honour is very dear and harming this honour is very bad and unfair." "I have told him that our family honour is a red line and if you don't respect this honour, then we do because it is dearer than all jewellery...I now tell you that if you do not come back to your senses and stop your deviation, then our response will be very severe and harsh next time without prior warning." Prince Khaled was referring to television appearances and Western newspaper statements by Al Waleed's wife Princess Ameera Al Taweel. Among recent comments in Newsweek magazine, Princess Amira criticised curbs on Saudi women and said women want equal rights as men. She has spoken out publicly in the US on NBC's Today, CNN International and NPR, as well as in TIME and Foreign Policy in support of both women's right to drive and the broader issue of women's ability to contribute fully to Saudi society. She recently spoke to a special session at the 2011 Clinton Global Initiative, called, Voices for Change in the Middle East & North Africa, where she discussed her views on the current movements for change in the region with Clinton. | |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 Someone should tell Al Waleed that its past time to move up and into the 19th century .... Arab rulers have this problem with a troglodyte populace that, from time to time, rises in violent reaction against any regime it feels to be overly-influenced by foreign infidels. If I were her, I'd tread softly myself. As we've seen elsewhere, but especially in Egypt, where Mubarak's fall was triggered by secularists who then garnered less than 25% of the vote, the presence of a vocal opposition is no guarantee that the rest of the populace shares its disdain for the medieval strictures of Islam. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2012-01-20 21:33 |
| #3 Yes, TW, that would be my guess. Probably a nasty bite from one of the camels, its gets infected and the quick slide into the grave. The Princess had best hope she is not in attendance or in the country at the time. |
| Posted by: remoteman 2012-01-20 13:13 |
| #2 Tragic incident during a picnic in the desert about to unfold? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-01-20 11:22 |
| #1 Someone should tell Al Waleed that its past time to move up and into the 19th century .... |
| Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2012-01-20 10:13 |