Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Governors, Beware of Saggy pants and logos

Director’s comment: During his annual meeting with regional governors (all members of the ruling family), second Deputy and Interior Minster, Prince Naif, alerted the governors to pay special attention to the case of Saudi youth that wear their pants in a non-conformist style. As the man in charge of domestic security, he feels that some young Saudis have stepped out of the government’s dictated social conformity rules, by deviating from government’s enforced dress code.
The danger of permitting such behaviour might cause the youth population to become less obedient and enable them to start thinking out of the box. He warned parents to make sure their offspring behaved properly and encouraged the governors to find ways to keep the youth occupied. Naif among other recommendations, Naif instructed the governors to create regimentally controlled government clubs, which translate to close management of youth behavior and movements.
Incongruously, the saggy pants and logo wearers are the ones who defy and undermine the power and dictate of the religious extremists and their rejectionist ideology. Could it be that the ruling family feels safer with religious extremists than with a new a generation of globally minded young Saudis who are open to new ideas, lifestyles and acceptance of other peoples’ values and contributions? Ask educate and prodemocracy native Saudis and the answer will be unequivocally yes. Something to think about and re-evaluate. Read article (in Arabic.)
http://www.alwatan.com.sa/Local/News_Detail.aspx?ArticleID=19215&CategoryID=5

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