race law
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I agree that the practice of ‘racism’ against other people is not right.
But the problem in Saudi Arabia is that there is no ‘race laws’ which protect people from being insulted using ‘racism’ behaviour or harassed by other people.
I think the practice of ‘racism’ from expat is rare, and it comes mostly from people who have a ‘psychological’ problem of superiority towards the coloured people. But they are a minority. Also, you will find that the practice of ‘racism’ against Indians/Pakistanis/Banghalis/Egyptians/Sudanese/Philipino is very common among Saudis, especially the younger ones!
Also, a lot of Saudi students make a lot of ‘racist’ jokes on the Egyptians and Sudanese (just see their comic film titled ‘TACH MA TACH’, and how they emulate what is happening in their daily life, in each episode you will find that they joke on the Indians, Pakistanis, Egyptians, etc), and this I find it more dangerous as a practice of ‘racism’, because it is embedded in their culture, and the young Saudi children are brought up in this environment where the practice of ‘racism’ is considered as normal ‘behaviour’ from them!!!
I think SA should have a race law to prevent the minorities from being abused ‘morally’ and ‘physically’ from anybody whatever his nationality (Saudi or no Saudi), position, colour, seniority, etc.sara 21 May 2007, 10:59 - Report