Arab societies still have a long way to go before the objective of this article is achieved. In every society there are limits of tolerance. It is difficult for a society built on the tenets of a religion and strong rule to accept diversity of thought. But nonetheless I tried to find Arab journalists who could communicate with us. This problem stems from internal censorship.
Old habits die hard.
We treat the foreign press as we treat our own. To the Saudi government, everything is rosy in Saudi so a small bit of criticism is seen as a plot against the regime. Syed Rahmathulla , Missisuaga, Ontario, Canada I worked in Saudi Arabia two years ago. From that time onwards I used to give preference to Saudi news. I do have some negative opinions about Saudi, but now I changed my opinion after reading this article.