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Re: Teaching In Saudi Arabia (Work)
By:Nacho <namoabma@gmail.com>
In Response To: Teaching In Saudi Arabia (Jim Muckle)

There are a couple of things that are a bit 'off' in this paper, but I will only comment about one in particular:

You note that there is a man 'driving his new American pick-up truck with his 5 wives in the back'.
Yeah, I know stereotypes are hard to resist, but come on. First of all-- how do you know the women in the back aren't the guy's family (sisters? mother? aunts? nieces?)--think about it, hot shot!

Secondly, the guy can't have 5 wives-- Islam allows the guy to marry 4 wives, so long as he can equally provide for each of them (financially, emotionally, physically). I'm not saying it's cool to marry 4 wives, at all, but come on-- at least write about something you know about! Or at least do some research and don't embarrass yourself!

Lastly, I don't know what part of Khobar you lived in-- but you got shafted-- living up the street from a prison?? Sounds like you got screwed by your institute.






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Teaching In Saudi Arabia -- Jim Muckle
Re: Teaching In Saudi Arabia (Work) -- Nacho

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