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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.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Above After Anything Because Been Consequences Cut Doing Follow Hand Incapable Man Ministers Nobody Off Ordered Poor Poor Man Rich Rich Man Say Steal Three Up Who Will You Your

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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.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Arabia Arriving China Earth Least Like Mars Moon Saudi Saudi Arabia See Then You

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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.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Agreement Ask Back Circumstance Decide Divorce Either Family Her Husband Husbands Judges Mercy Only Powerful Saudi She Side Tend Today Total Up Very Who Woman Women Women Are

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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.

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Topics: Arabia Boy Boys And Girls Children Direct Education Girl Our Receive Result Saudi Saudi Arabia School Today Treated Way Women

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Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Creativity Early Excelled Great Islam Literature Scholars Sciences Time

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I am a very public person. I have nothing to hide.

~Basmah Bint Saud

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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.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Before Country Dangerous Diseases Effect Existed Heads Ideas Like Men Men And Women Most Never Our Police Producing Psychological Putting Religious Segregation Society Women Wrong

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Why don't we actually fight for a woman's right even to complain about being beaten up. That is more important than driving. If a woman is beaten, they are told to go back to their homes - their fathers, husbands, brothers - to be beaten up again and locked up in the house.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: About Actually Again Back Beaten Being Brothers Complain Driving Even Fathers Fight Go Homes House Husbands Important Locked Locked Up More Right Than Up Why Woman

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I want to state clearly that I am a humanitarian, not an activist. I do not follow any agendas - only that of humanity, not only in Saudi Arabia, but all over the world.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Activist Agendas Am Any Arabia Clearly Follow Humanitarian Humanity Only Over Saudi Saudi Arabia State Want World I Am

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My father established the first women's university in the kingdom, abolished slavery, and tried to establish a constitutional monarchy that separates the position of king from that of prime minister.

~Basmah Bint Saud

Topics: Abolish Constitutional Establish Established Father First King Kingdom Minister Monarchy Position Prime Prime Minister Separates Slavery Tried University Women

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Biography

Nationality: Saudi Arabian

Type: Businesswoman

Born: March 1st, 1964

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