Basmah bint Saud Zitate auf Englisch

Zitat des Tages von Basmah bint Saud:

If China was like the moon, then arriving in Saudi Arabia was Mars. At least you can see the moon from Earth.

Today in Saudi, women are either at the mercy of their husbands or at the mercy of judges who tend to side with the husbands. The only circumstance that a woman can ask for a divorce or a 'khali' is when her husband is in total agreement with her or if she comes from a very powerful family who decide to back her up.

Basmah bint Saud

I want to state clearly that I am a humanitarian, not an activist. I do not follow any agendas - only that of humanity, not only in Saudi Arabia, but all over the world.

Basmah bint Saud

On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.

Basmah bint Saud

If China was like the moon, then arriving in Saudi Arabia was Mars. At least you can see the moon from Earth.

Basmah bint Saud

Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature.

Basmah bint Saud

The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.

Basmah bint Saud

My father established the first women's university in the kingdom, abolished slavery, and tried to establish a constitutional monarchy that separates the position of king from that of prime minister.

Basmah bint Saud