Saturday, March 10, 2012

If this was in Iran, it would be on front pages in the US

"Students at a women’s university in Saudi Arabia said on Friday they planned to boycott classes after dozens were hurt during a campus protest following the intervention of security forces.  Students at King Khalid University in the town of Abha told Reuters by telephone that a strike was planned for Saturday, start of the week in the conservative Muslim kingdom.  They said around 8,000 students demonstrated on Wednesday against a move by the university administration to keep cleaning crews away after accusing students of not doing enough to help keep their areas tidy. Piles of trash accumulated."