Saudi Arabia: Saudi intellectuals · Global Voices
Haitham Sabbah

“Many intellectuals here have celebrated the announcement of the new succession law issued by King Abdullah last week as an extraordinary achievement, and hailed the king for a wise decision. The so-called intellectuals has given even the slightest hint to the country's need to such law since King Fahad passed away and until the new law was issued. Our very own intellectuals have failed for one good year to recognize the importance of what they describe now as a necessity for any modern country, and “a turning point in political reform,” Ahmed said.