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“I would like to see evolution in my country, not revolution. It is much better for us to work together with the government to transform Saudi Arabia for the future.”
“The Arab Spring is a true phenomenon. Embrace Arab Spring; embrace the aspiration for freedom of the people of Egypt, Syria, and Yemen.”
“I champion a real campaign to tackle the rampant corruption that is draining Saudi resources, both financial and human.”
“The Iranian state sponsors radicalism.”
“The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events. More important, we need to provide a platform for Arab voices.”
“More attention should be given to the Arab world and the human rights abuse that is taking place every day in many countries in the Arab world.”
“It is good that the Canadians are raising the flag among Western countries to raise the issue of human rights abuse throughout the Middle East.”
“My publication, 'The Post,' has taken the initiative to translate many of my pieces and publish them in Arabic. For that, I am grateful. Arabs need to read in their own language so they can understand and discuss the various aspects and complications of democracy in the United States and the West.”
“In the 1970s, the only places on the Arabian Peninsula where women were working outside the home or school were Kuwait and Bahrain.”
“I don't want to be a dissident. But in the same time, I don't want to go back home and be silent again.”
“I strongly supported the war against Houthi rebels because I saw them as the antithesis of the Arab Spring that my government, unlike me, fiercely opposed.”
“Repression and intimidation are not - and never should be - the acceptable companions of reform.”
“I expect that I will still wake up every morning and ponder the choice I have made to speak my mind about what is happening in Saudi Arabia. It is a pattern that I have grown accustomed to.”
“When I speak of the fear, intimidation, arrests, and public shaming of intellectuals and religious leaders who dare to speak their minds, and then I tell you that I'm from Saudi Arabia, are you surprised?”
“Saudi Arabia has historically attempted to influence politics in Beirut.”
“We are not a failed Arab republic, so we should not fear Arab Spring. We should embrace Arab Spring. That's what I hope Saudi Arabia will do.”
“There can be no political reform and democracy in any Arab country without accepting that political Islam is a part of it.”
“To bring about a permanent peace in Syria, the southern part of the country must be protected.”
“Writers like me, whose criticism is offered respectfully, seem to be considered more dangerous than the more strident Saudi opposition based in London.”
“If Mohammed bin Salman wants to deal properly with corruption, he must preserve two elements vital to the Saudi economy: trust in the state and the role of national companies.”