CONTACT US   SUBSCRIBE   PREMIUM   ADVERTISING

77F Hi 84F
Lo 66F

Recent Blog Posts

Reader comment on:
Saudi Arabia's Domestic Crackdown

Submitted by Nancy Reyes, Apr 30, 2007 19:45

You overlooked the "invisible man" in Saudi: The overseas workers who are Christian.
There are 900 000 Philippine OFW in Saudi, probably 90% of them Christian. Many of those from India are also Keralan Christian, as are some Lebanese and Africans. The Catholic church estimates there are a million Catholics in Saudi Arabia, but there is not one church.

But it is not just Christians:don't forget the Shiite minority in the oil areas, who are not allowed their own mosques.

Yet the Saudis fund think tanks such as the one at Georgetown that allows these paid apologists have enough status to get editorials published spouting the Saudi line.


Note: Comments are screened, and in some cases edited, before posting. We reserve the right to reject anything we find objectionable.

Other reader comments on this article

Comment By Date

You overlooked the "invisible man" in Saudi: The overseas workers who are Christian.
There are 900 000 Philippine OFW in Saudi,...

Nancy Reyes 

Apr 30, 2007 19:45

Lived 30 years in Saudi Arabia; and this is a painful fact. What worries me most is that Wahabi extremism... [MORE]

Hussein Najee 

Apr 30, 2007 17:31

we all agree that no one can feel the situation in Saudi Arabia better than Saudis themselves or expats living... [MORE]

Abdullah Al-Hariri 

Apr 30, 2007 05:47

Comment on Saudi Arabia's Domestic Crackdown

    Before submitting your comment, please provide a valid email address to complete the verification process.

    Fall Education
    A New York Sun Advertorial Section

    NEW YORK ›

    Albany Has Fix For Doctors' Insurance Ills

    Cuomo Event Ups Speculation On His Future

    Business Owners Send Strong Message on Willets Point

    Millionaire's Tax at Heart Of Battle for State Senate

    Brooklyn Boy's Elevator Shaft Death Spurs Investigations

    School Bus Operators Set Fight Over Special Ed Routes

    NATIONAL ›

    Summers Manages Low Profile While Advising Senator Obama

    16-year-old Dies in Tenn. School Shooting

    Doctors Can Refuse to Provide Abortions

    Fay Forces More Evacuations in Florida

    King Calls Lieberman 'Perfect' VP

    U.S. Rep. Tubbs Jones Dies at 58

    ARTS+ ›

    Everything Unbelievable Was Possible: Koudelka's Prague, 1968

    Title of Woodward's Fourth Bush Book Unveiled

    Under Siege: Michael Jones' 'Leningrad'

    Billionaire Chandler Establishes Showcase For Mother's Art

    Malaysia Shuts Down Avril Lavigne Show

    "Godspell' Revival Called Off