[lbo-talk] Jeddah graffiti: the writing's on the wall

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Tue Aug 7 18:44:12 PDT 2007


Reuters.com

Jeddah graffiti: the writing's on the wall http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL1628233920070801?sp=true

Wed Aug 1, 2007

By Andrew Hammond

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Using spray paint cans, they defaced public property, insulted the police and complained that youths didn't have a voice in Saudi Arabia.

Dozens of young Saudis in the coastal city of Jeddah have challenged the authorities with street graffiti which has highlighted a growing generation gap in one of the world's most socially conservative countries. http://www.reuters.com/article/inDepthNews/idUSL1628233920070801?sp=true



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