Basmah bint Saud quotes

Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature. (Basmah bint Saud)
Today in Saudi, women are either at the mercy of their husbands or at the mercy of judges who tend to side with the husbands. The only circumstance that a woman can ask for a divorce or a khali is when her husband is in total agreement with her or if she comes from a very powerful family who decide to back her up. View quote
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The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school. View quote
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Our religious police has the most dangerous effect on society - the segregation of genders, putting the wrong ideas in the heads of men and women, producing psychological diseases that never existed in our country before, like fanatacism. View quote
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I am a very public person. I have nothing to hide. View quote
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On the whole it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate. View quote
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If China was like the moon, then arriving in Saudi Arabia was Mars. At least you can see the moon from Earth. View quote
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Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature. Our religion should not be a shield behind which we hide from the world but a driving force that inspires us to innovate and contribute to our surroundings. This is the true spirit of Islam. View quote
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We have ministers who are incapable of doing what has been ordered from above because there is no follow up, because there are no consequences. If you are poor man and you steal, your hand is cut off after three offences. But if you are a rich man, nobody will say anything to you. View quote
Basmah bint Saud

Basmah bint Saud

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Photo: Chatham House, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: Saudi Arabian Businesswoman
Born: March 1, 1964
Quotes count: 9

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