About “Jeddah’s Blog”

Goal

• The goal of “Jeddah’s Blog” is to create a link between the authors and readers in the country as well as abroad, and to enable them to see Jeddah through the eyes of its people.

Aims:

• We aim to create a space for discussion, comments, exchanging information, and engaging in arguments.
• We expect readers and authors to communicate together in a polite and respectful manner, where all views, religions, and cultures are treated with respect.

Scope:

• The expected scope of writings will range between societal, cultural, socio-cultural, religious, regional, and economic issues in Jeddah, although some might also concern Saudi Arabia in general.
• We have no intention to discuss or portray Saudi Arabia in a negative way (or cause problems etc.) yet nevertheless we aim to share our reflections, thoughts and rants in “Jeddah’s Blog”.

The Contributors

• They are diverse in their educational background as well as their current fields of employment, and some are still students. Some are more religious than others, some are more socially liberal, others more conservative.
• The authors are au courant, cultured, critical, and willing to provide a reasonable diversity in their views and opinions.

Ahmad:

A well cultured late 20’s Jeddawy, enthusiastic, and has strong bounds to his country and culture, a moderate yet modern Muslim, enjoys simple things in life.

Dedicated to his beliefs, morals and standards, a hardworker, very emotional and sincere.

E-mail: a7mad.ff@gmail.com

Bassem:

Since he is a Med Student in his early twenties, Bassem took blogging as a mean to release all his thoughts and rants. He is aggressive, sarcastic and obsessive, yet honest, generous and forgiving. Funny that he was embarrassed when Mystique asked him “How do you describe your self religiously?”

E-mail: Bassem-kurdi@hotmail.com

Fouad:

A 31 years old Saudi businessman lives in Jeddah where he manages his own IT Firm, he is addicted to Al Jazira and Al Sahat. Whenever he needs a new motivation in his life, he goes for bungee jumping.

E-mail: alfarhanf@gmail.com

Mystique:

An ever-evolving woman, she is strong-willed, skeptical of all dogmas, and known for her spontaneity. She has been writing since she was 13 years old, yet most of her writings were forced to simmer on the fire of her frustration until one day she decided, with the encouragement of her friend, to start blogging.
E-mail: Mystiquesa@gmail.com

Rimyoleta:
A down to earth girl, loves her friends, gets bored very easily and likes to have fun. She is very open-minded yet comitted to her original beliefs. She is unique in just about everything. This what makes her special among her friends who trust her opinion and insights on many aspects of life

E-mail: Rimyoleta@hotmail.com

Shimozi:

She is an Openminded Muslim balancing between modernity and traditions..
Interested in education, different people, likes to write and read and she believes that through writing people get closer and understand each other better and that writing enables us to see our similarities as people as well as our differences..