7 articles
Oil alliances shaped the 20th century; battery minerals and rare earths are shaping the 21st. How the U.S. and Saudi Arabia are re-running the old playbook
By Thoughtful India Staff||3 min read
Saudi Arabia's camel beauty contests take camel looks very seriously — Botox and plastic surgery are so common that cheaters get disqualified.
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Saudi Arabia posted job ads for eight new executioners in 2015 as beheadings surged — 85 executions by mid-May, nearly matching the whole of 2014.
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In October 2013, Saudi women defied the driving ban by filming themselves behind the wheel — joined by a viral Bob Marley parody. The ban fell in 2018.
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A 2012 report told of an Indian worker returning home after 18 years of bondage in Saudi Arabia — a stark window into the Gulf migrant-worker trap.
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A reader's review of Jean Sasson's 'Princess' — the ghostwritten story of Princess Sultana and the appalling treatment of women in Saudi Arabia.
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The WikiLeaks cables revealed Arab leaders privately urging the U.S. to strike Iran's nuclear program — while saying otherwise in public.
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