Happy Birthday Saudi Arabia

Happy Birthday Saudi Arabia.

Thursday the 23rd of September is Saudi Arabia National Day .

And here is what will happen in this special day. 

The media will talk endlessly about the achievements of the governments .The glories of the past , the present and what amazing future it will have.

People -in the past couple of years-enjoyed it because it is an off-day. A day where it all goes green and chaotic. It's way better to stay at home on this day. 

It's a messy but beautiful day, or at least we have a day where we can celebrate being one nation like the rest of the world. 

I wanted to write about the following before and kept wondering when but since it's "The National Day" i thought why not now. 

We love our country and only because we love it we want it to be a better place. We used to live in middle ages literally. We couldn't express our needs and frustration. Speaking about the country or the king or even the least important official was a big thing. 

Things have changed hugely in the past couple of years . The region of King AbduAllah is different and since 9/11 things changed. Yes it's not perfect but things are moving forward at least. Things is changing. When i say things, i say it to mean all walks of life. 

So... when some one criticized the country or mentioned its fault it does not mean they hate it or trying to show a bad image about it to the world. Criticism supposed to happen out of love and care. The idea that you criticize something out of hate is not entirely true. 

Who care what the rest of the world think about us if we are doing it right in here ? 

who care if the whole world think we have no respect to human rights when maids and workers are treated badly if we do respect their rights and fight for and with them to have it . The idea of  hiding that some maid has been killed or raped so the world wont think we are brutal is way backward. 

Are we this so much closed on ourselves. 

Did we stop reading the rest of the world headlines? 

they too have problems and they point them out , maybe to sell, but solution always happen.

Remember how many kids used to die or gone missing suddenly and no one knows about them ? 

Now we know that not all parents are angel , thanks to those who dare to publish and show the " bad side" of  human nature not "Saudi nature ". Cuz the same happens all over the world but you don't read probably. Now there are huge steps in taking caring of abused children . 

did we ever have that? Thanks to criticism. 

Thanks to speaking out loud.

I am probably doing the same right now by asking them to not get it wrong, i know that those who believed Saudi Arabia is the "best country in the world " and "the land of Islam "and "a great nation" have the right to critisie anyone who want to critise the great image they have in mind. 

But ...let's be honest here and REALIZE for sure that in any country in the world there is the good and the bad. And we are no different. 

If i say i have a bad family that doesn't mean all families are bad. When i write about my problems ,venting out and look for a solution , i tend -like many- to not mention every now and then "this is only my miserable life and there are others who live happily eve rafter"   the same way everyone with a happy family and great life wont say during a good post about his/her great life "this is only my great life, there are others who live a shitty life ". 

So don't get offended when some woman ask for their rights, simple rights, because not all of us have great fathers or brothers. some even have their lives controlled by far less important male members of their extended family. 

If women ask to be able to drive for example, they are not traitors who are "westernized " and "trying to give us a bad name" or " not good Muslims". It's just that driving is very important for them and some unfortunately don't have the luxury of a driver to stand outside their own houses waiting for them. They have to take a taxi who might do/say whatever he like because there is not definitive law against that. 

If you are happy that doesn't mean that every single person in this wide country is as happy as you are. And the same if you are miserable. 

When we post about "brothers/sisters relationship in Saudi Arabia" i was the only one with the negative story, the rest have great stories to say about their brothers. 

It's a big place , a big beautiful country.

With different stories and when people tell it, they are not against their country, they simply fed up.

Is it selfishness? i think so, but hey that MY own thinking and not EVERYONE'S. 

Let the world talk and say whatever they have to say about us. We have educated people who can answer that. And if they decide not to believe us then it's up to them. Let it be a PR problem. 

The idea that you can not talk so no one will get us wrong is over. 

People wants to have their god giving rights and if someone else claims to already have it then good for you, don't be vain and arrogant and ask people to stop asking for their rights just because you are afraid for your good image in front of your "western friend". Oops i label too :) 

Until every single person in this country have his/her right then people will talk and they are not traitors, they are as good and loyal citizens as you and you and you and you are. 

P.S: That's only a bit :)