Just got my hands on a very interesting article regarding the younger generation in Saudi Arabia… who live in one of the strictest social conditions implemented by any government. I remember having many a conversation regarding the dark side of the segregation of the sexes in Islam, although you can understand where it comes from… the extreme implementation of this often leads to things far worse than the rules were intended to prevent.

The article also alludes to a book which I want to try to get my hands on… Girls of Riyadh, of which it says…

“…In a country where “driving while female” is illegal, as is checking
into a hospital without a male guardian’s signature, a gossipy romance
can spark an explosion of political debate. That’s what happened when a
Beirut publishing house first released Girls of Riyadh in
2005, by 24-year-old Rajaa Alsanea. It was initially banned in her
native Saudi Arabia, but young Saudis quickly got their hands on it
anyway. They lauded it online, while writers and columnists debated the
book’s meaning and Saudi talking heads told the author she should
disown it.

In the book, an anonymous narrator details the lives
of four upper-class girlfriends, showing them flirting with boys, going
to parties, and in one case, contemplating a relationship with a member
of a different Muslim sect.”

A bit too taboo? In today’s times? Barriers are being broken everywhere and in the tradition of people everywhere who have a point of view forced upon them… Rebellion simmers and boils over. The article also mentions another book which details enforced lesbianism due to the extreme segregation which is being enforced.

There’s a reason why the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said that the middle path is the right way and everything should be done in moderation. Extremism on any side leads to too much evil.

Viva La Revolucion!

M.

P.S. you can buy Girls of Riyadh from Exclusive Books and its available for purchase on-line.

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