SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: longnshort who wrote (312797)11/29/2006 2:15:50 AM
From: Elroy  Read Replies (1) of 1572909
 
Libs are winning!

Published: 29/11/2006 12:00 AM (UAE)

Play triggers brawl as Islamists storm stage
Reuters

gulfnews.com

Riyadh: A play criticising hardliners in Saudi Arabia descended into a brawl when angry Islamists stormed onto the stage, Saudi newspapers and websites reported on Tuesday.

As the play Wasati Bila Wasatiya (A Moderate without Moderation) began, a group of men surged forward to stop the performance at a cultural festival in the Yamama College in Riyadh on Monday, Al Hayat newspaper and website Elaph said.

Police fired shots into the air to break up violence which ensued, as the Islamists, students and actors threw chairs and attacked each other with sticks.

Al Hayat published some pictures of the clashes.

Elaph said 17 men were arrested. An Interior Ministry spokesman was not available for comment.

There are no public theatre houses or cinemas in Saudi Arabia.

Islamist hardliners believe that liberals are gaining the upper hand in Saudi Arabia.



Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext