Comments on: I love the smell of Saudi-bashing in the morning http://arabist.net/archives/2007/11/28/i-love-the-smell-of-saudi-bashing-in-the-morning/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: John Paul Jones http://arabist.net/archives/2007/11/28/i-love-the-smell-of-saudi-bashing-in-the-morning/#comment-391203 John Paul Jones Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:26:00 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2007/11/28/i-love-the-smell-of-saudi-bashing-in-the-morning/#comment-391203 A realistic book on Saudi Arabia, written by a non-Muslim American? Is it possible? I reluctantly went to Saudi Arabia, perhaps only for a few months, a journey which ultimately lasted a quarter century, and involved marriage, and the raising of a family in the Kingdom. For the thoughtful reader desiring a solution to the current conflict, this book should serve as a useful counterpoint to such works as “Hatred’s Kingdom,” “The Prince of Darkness,” as well as the titillation of a title like “Saudi Arabia Exposed.” And the book contains no apocryphal tales from Princesses and their daughters. As you are well aware, these titles, and numerous others project a harsh and distorted version of both Islam, and this part of the world, an attitude best examined by the works of Edward Said. The author was a Medical Corpsman during the Vietnam War, and draws on that experience to indicate how many of the same mistakes which were made in that prior war are being repeated again today by the United States. More information on the book is available at the www.tazapress.com website, including reviews, and numerous pictures of the Kingdom. And confirming what you might have expected, the Taza Press is dedicated to providing a fresh approach to today's issues. Thank you for your consideration. – John Paul Jones A realistic book on Saudi Arabia, written by a non-Muslim American? Is it
possible? I reluctantly went to Saudi Arabia, perhaps only for a few months, a
journey which ultimately lasted a quarter century, and involved marriage, and
the raising of a family in the Kingdom.

For the thoughtful reader desiring a solution to the current conflict, this book
should serve as a useful counterpoint to such works as “Hatred’s Kingdom,” “The
Prince of Darkness,” as well as the titillation of a title like “Saudi Arabia
Exposed.” And the book contains no apocryphal tales from Princesses and their
daughters. As you are well aware, these titles, and numerous others project a
harsh and distorted version of both Islam, and this part of the world, an
attitude best examined by the works of Edward Said.

The author was a Medical Corpsman during the Vietnam War, and draws on that
experience to indicate how many of the same mistakes which were made in that
prior war are being repeated again today by the United States.

More information on the book is available at the http://www.tazapress.com website,
including reviews, and numerous pictures of the Kingdom.

And confirming what you might have expected, the Taza Press is dedicated to
providing a fresh approach to today’s issues.

Thank you for your consideration. – John Paul Jones

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