Abdullah Alaoudh
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America’s Autocratic Persian Gulf ‘Partners’ Are Actually Liabilities
In one swoop, last month’s announcement by the OPEC+ cartel, led by ostensible U.S. partner Saudi Arabia, to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day essentially ran counter to major American interests in two ways — exacerbating U.S. energy costs at a critical time and fueling Putin’s war on Ukraine. It’s yet another reminder of how often Saudi Arabia and another erstwhile U.S. partner, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), take actions that diverge from U.S. interests.
Biden is mending ties with our oppressors. He should listen to us instead.
Lina al-Hathloul is head of monitoring and communications for ALQST, a nonprofit organization promoting human rights in Saudi Arabia. Khalid Aljabri is a health-tech entrepreneur and cardiologist based in the United States. Abdullah Alaoudh is research director for the Gulf region at Democracy for the Arab World Now and general secretary of the National Assembly Party. The three of us grew up in the same neighborhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but until recently, that's where any similarity ended.
Biden's trip to make up with Mohammed bin Salman won't help anyone in Saudi Arabia or America Original
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Biden must not betray defenders of democracy in Saudi Arabia
Placeholder while article actions load Abdullah Alaoudh is director of research for the gulf region at Democracy for the Arab World Now and general secretary of the National Assembly Party.
How the U.S. enabled Saudi Arabia's execution of 81 people
On Saturday, the Saudi government killed 81 people in a single mass execution despite recent assurances from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Saudi Arabia was making important legal reforms. The deaths provide a glimpse at what Saudi justice looks like now that MBS has been emboldened by Western governments that have failed to hold him accountable for the killing of Saudi dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as well as numerous other crimes and abuses.
Mohammed bin Salman's ruthless attempt to 'build his pyramids' has sparked unprecedented backlash from Saudis
In December, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a $20 billion development project in the city of Jeddah. The plan involves the demolition of homes, mosques, and entire neighborhoods in Saudi Arabia's second-largest city. Local resistance to the project has been unexpected and extraordinary. Loading Something is loading.
Mohammed bin Salman's ruthless attempt to 'build his pyramids' has sparked unprecedented backlash from Saudis
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, September 4, 2016. Etienne Oliveau/Pool Photo via AP In December, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced a $20 billion development project in the city of Jeddah. The plan involves the demolition of homes, mosques, and entire neighborhoods in Saudi Arabia’s second-largest city. Local resistance to the project has been unexpected and extraordinary.
Saudi Judiciary: From the Unpredictable Unwritten to Codified Authoritarianism
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Here's a Vice headline for you: 'We took millions to improve the image of a murderous dictator'
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 4, 2021. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP) Abdullah Alaoudh is director of research for the Gulf region at Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) and general secretary of the National Assembly Party. John Hursh is the program director of DAWN and a visiting scholar at the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at Brown University.
On Saudi Arabia: Biden should learn from Trump's ultimatums Original
In January 2021, the US State Department declared that "Saudi Arabia is a vital US partner on a wide range of regional security issues". But as 2021 came to a close, we learned that US intelligence agencies believe Saudi Arabia is now actively manufacturing its own ballistic missiles with the help of China. The days of an unquestionably loyal partner in Al-Saud are over. How does the US manage such an untamed security partner?
Opinion: How Biden can strike a blow against Saudi Arabia's human rights violations
© Provided by CNN President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul was released from prison earlier this month after serving 1001 days in prison for "crimes" that included contacting human rights groups and trying to change Saudi Arabia's restrictive male guardianship laws. Loujain is by no means free, though.
Opinion | My Father Spoke About Reforms. Saudi Arabia Is Slowly Killing Him.
President-elect Joe Biden must push Saudi Arabia to release its political prisoners. By Abdullah Alaoudh Mr. Alaoudh is a Saudi scholar and activist. Dec. 30, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ET President Trump was an unabashed supporter of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times On Monday, a court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sentenced Loujain al-Hathloul, the Saudi activist, to five years and eight months in prison.
Remember Khashoggi by Making Sure the Saudis Don't Get Away With It Again
Today is the anniversary of his horrific killing. We should commemorate it by making sure we no longer coddle the bad guys. People hold posters picturing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and lightened candles during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, on October 25, 2018. (YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images) The defendants had endured brutal torture and forced confessions at the hands of Saudi security forces.
Abdullah Alaoudh | Al Jazeera News
Getting US citizens released from Saudi jails would be much easier to accomplish than nomralising Saudi-Israeli ties.
NAAS, a new political party pushing for democratic change in Saudi Arabia
Global Opinions (Ann Kiernan for The Washington Post) By Madawi al-Rasheed, Abdullah Alaoudh October 1, 2020 Madawi Al-Rasheed is co-founder and spokesperson for the National Assembly Party (NAAS), and is a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. Abdullah Alaoudh is also co-founder of NAAS, and is the director of research for the Gulf Region at Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN).
Opinion | لقد حان وقت التغيير الديمقراطي في السعودية
مضاوي الرشيد هي مؤسِّسة مشاركة ومتحدثة باسم حزب التجمع الوطني، وأستاذة زائرة في كلية لندن للاقتصاد. عبدالله العودة هو أيضًا أحد مؤسسي الحزب، ومدير الأبحاث لمنطقة الخليج في منظمة “الديمقراطية للعالم العربي الآن” (دون).
The Verdict in the Khashoggi Murder Isn’t Final By Any Stretch
The recent Saudi verdict sentencing five people to 20 years in jail and two others to 10 and 7 years for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi represents the latest chapter in the spurious Saudi attempt to turn the page on the gruesome act that has so damaged the country’s – and its ambitious Crown Prince’s – global standing. The Saudis declared the verdict a “final” ruling, but accountability for Khashoggi’s murder is anything but final.
Abdullah Alaoudh
Abdullah Alaoudh (@aalodah) is Director of Research for the Gulf Region at Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN), and a visiting professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Trump can score an easy diplomatic win from Saudi Arabia
White House adviser Jared Kushner visited Saudi Arabia this week and met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). The two men have developed a close bond over hours of private chats, sharing their grand visions for the region. The purpose of this trip was reportedly to discuss a normalisation of ties deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, similar to the one the UAE concluded, dubbed the "Abraham Accord".
اغتيال جمال خاشقجي يجب ألّا يغتفر
Salah Khashoggi, a son of Jamal Khashoggi, shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 23, 2018. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File) يوم الخميس الماضي، أعلن صلاح خاشقجي نجل الصحفي السعودي القتيل والكاتب المساهم في واشنطن بوست جمال خاشقجي في تغريدة أنه عفا عن قتلة والده. استغلّ صلاح شهر رمضان لإعلانه هذا. عائلة خاشقجي لا تختلف عن أي عائلة سعودية تواجه ضغوطًا وترهيبًا هائلًا من قبل الحكومة السعودية.
Jamal Khashoggi's assassination cannot be pardoned
Salah Khashoggi, left, the son of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, is greeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh on Oct. 23, 2018. (AP) Abdullah Alaoudh is a Saudi researcher at Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and a visiting adjunct professor at George Washington University.
Activist Killed Near Mohammed bin Salman's Planned Saudi Megacity of Neom Shows How the Kingdom Deals With Dissent
Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion planned high-tech city involves forced evictions and vague promises of compensation. The killing of an activist who protested the development has reminded the world how the kingdom handles dissent. Farmers harvest wheat in a field in Tabuk in April 2016. The province has been tapped for the location of a high-tech megacity called Neom.
Opinion | الحكومة السعودية مسؤولة عن الموت البطيء لنيلسون مانديلا المملكة
عبد الله العودة هو كبير باحثين في “مركز التفاهم الإسلامي-المسيحي” في جامعة جورجتاون. لقد رحل عنّا أبرز المفكرين والناشطين السعوديين عبد الله الحامد. قبل أسبوعين، انهار الحامد ودخل في غيبوبة في السجن. على مدى أسابيع، حُرِم الحامد من قسطرة قلبية طال انتظارها، وفقًا لعائلته. بعد انهياره، تُرِك الحامد لساعات على أرض السجن قبل نقله إلى وحدة العناية المركزة في مستشفى الشميسي بالرياض، بحسب شهود عيان. توفي يوم الأربعاء الماضي. يجب تحميل الدولة السعودية المسؤولية عن وفاة الحامد البطيئة.
Abdullah Alaoudh
Abdullah Alaoudh Abdullah Alaoudh is a Saudi legal scholar and senior fellow at Georgetown University. Stories by Abdullah Alaoudh
Opinion | Saudi Arabia is responsible for the slow death of the kingdom’s Nelson Mandela
Abdullah Alaoudh is a senior fellow in the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. Abdullah al-Hamid, Saudi Arabia’s most prominent intellectual and activist, is gone. Two weeks ago, al-Hamid, collapsed and slipped into a coma in prison. For weeks, he had been denied a long-overdue cardiac catheterization, according to his family.
Mohammed bin Salman’s Fake Anti-Extremist Campaign
June 13, 2019, 12:20 PM When Mohammed bin Salman became Saudi Arabia’s crown prince this month two years ago, he announced an aggressive crackdown against extremist clerics, pledging to return the kingdom to the “moderate Islam” he said was hijacked by hard-liners in 1979. “We will not waste another 30 years of our lives dealing with extremist ideas,” he told a forum later that year.
Saudi Arabia's Mecca Summit showcases a flawed political priesthood
Held mere kilometres from the infamous Dhabhan prison, how can the Makkah summit preach moderation and pluralism by sentencing to death those who seek it? Last month in the same holy city of Mecca where the revelation descended and the call to Islam began, some Muslim scholars held a summit under the title of 'The Value of Moderation in the Quran and Sunnah', with the participation of more than 80 muftis from around the world.
Cole Wilson for The New York Times One measure of great journalism is that it inspires envy. And of all the countless stories in The Times and other publications that I wish I had written, the one that makes me greenest with envy is the Harvey Weinstein expose that helped unleash the #MeToo movement. #MeToo has helped make the world a better place by creating greater accountability for badly behaved men (and women).
Opinion | My Father Faces the Death Penalty. This Is Justice in Saudi Arabia. (Published 2019)
The kingdom’s judiciary is being pushed far from any semblance of the rule of law and due process. By Abdullah Alaoudh Mr. Alaoudh is a legal scholar at Georgetown University. Feb. 13, 2019 Despite the claims of Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his enablers, Saudi Arabia is not rolling back the hard-line religious establishment. Instead, the kingdom is curtailing the voices of moderation that have historically combated extremism.
Opinion | التحقيقات السعودية في جريمة قتل جمال خاشقجي مهزلة تامة
Saudi Arabia’s top prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb walks to board a plane to leave Turkey, in Istanbul, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. A top Turkish prosecutor said Wednesday that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing.
Opinion | Saudi Arabia’s investigation of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder is a complete farce
A security guard passes a document to a colleague outside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 15, about two weeks after the murder of Post Global Opinions columnist Jamal Khashoggi. (Petros Giannakouris/AP) Abdullah Alaoudh is a senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. In the wake of the gruesome killing of Saudi veteran journalist Jamal Khashoggi, there remains a crucial question: Who ordered it?
Opinion | نحن السعوديون لن نصمت عن قتل جمال خاشقجي
قُتل جمال خاشقجي في القنصلية السعودية في إسطنبول. من الواضح أن أناساً في الحكومة السعودية كانوا يرغبون بقوة أن يسكتوه وأن يخفوا أي أثر له، لكن كلمات جمال خاشقجي اليوم أقوى وأوضح من أي وقت مضى. ونحن، أصدقاءه السعوديين، لن نبقى صامتين. كان خاشقجي صديقاً ألجأ إليه لطلب النصيحة. في الواقع أنا أكتب هذا المقال استجابة لنصيحته، لكنني لم أتوقع أن أكتبه بمناسبة مقتله-رحمه الله-. حدثني خاشقجي يوماً عن ضرورة أن ألفت الانتباه لقصة الشاعر والناشط السعودي د.
We Saudis will never be silent about Jamal Khashoggi's death
Columnist David Ignatius and editor Karen Attiah remember Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. (Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post) Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. The Saudis must have really wanted to silence Khashoggi and to hide any trace of him. But his words are now louder and clearer than ever. We, his Saudi friends, will never be silent.
Opinion | Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is taking the kingdom back to the Dark Ages
Abdullah Alaoudh is a postdoctoral fellow in Islamic law and civilization at Yale University Law School and senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Since Saudi Arabia’s current regime was established in the 1930s, a chain of kings and crown princes has either promised or attempted to implement some sort of democratic mechanisms.
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