WASTED LAND:SAUDI ROCKERS

Wasted land is a heavy metal band from Saudi Arabia who are blazing a trail in the new Saudi music scene that has seen an upsurge of artistic expression in modern forms of music such as rock,reggae and rap.

The members of Wasted Land, who are mostly in their early 20s, include Imad Mujallad, vocals, Ayman Al-Ghamdi, guitar, Ahmad Khoja, guitar, Sultan Al-Ghamdi, bass guitar and Tameem Hilmi on drums.It is surprising that such artistic freedom can be found in Saudi,but it gose to show how the youth all over the world are literally taking their destiny firmly in their hands regardless of suppression,oppression and censorship.

Wasted land and Saudi pop/rock has come to stay and we look forward to more artistic freedom in all parts of the world.

http://www.wastedland.net/index2.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEdzPdGjllc

TEHRAN POLICE CHIEF CAUGHT WITH SIX PROSTITUTES

This is a very funny one.Tehrani police chief,Reza Zarei,was recently caught in a brothel,nude with six naked prostitutes.This is the man who has been in charge of enforcing islamic dress code for women with the aim of safeguarding morality,and has arrested hundreds of young people.

This reminds me of the enforcers of sharia law in Northern Nigeria who themselves are homosexuals and whoremongers.

It is a farce how people cannot remove the log in their eyes,yet are overzealous to remove the speck in others eyes.hrumph!

NADIA AL-DOSSARY:A SAUDI BUSINESS HEAVYWEIGHT

In a country where women are not allowed to vote,drive or go out unaccompanied by male relatives or guardians,Nadia Al-Dossary has carved a niche for herself as a model for triumph in the face of suppression.

Nadia is the CEO of Al-Sale trading and contracting company,a 500 million dollar scrap metal company in Saudi.Not yet 40,Nadia leads a group of women who are challenging stereotype and making giant strides in their careers and the business in a conservative country.

Nadia is a stark contradiction to women in other developing and/or Islamic societies like Northern Nigeria who are complacent and unachieving while blaming it on socio-cultural norms.Nadia,even though a target of ridicule from bearded males,has shown that indeed change is happening in Saudi,Kudos to an achiever!