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The World's Smallest Violin
In an article from the Saudi paper al-Madinah, translated by the Arab News, Hamoud Al-Ghathami describes a horrible American injustice:
My granddaughter, Mashael, a student at King Fahd Academy in Washington, recently won a prize in a local competition. The prize was a luxury car, but her happiness was short-lived. When she went to collect the prize, the organizers refused to give it to her because, according to them, prizes were only intended for those who hold American nationality. The news was devastating. Mashael was not prepared for such a shock. Imagine an excited girl, eagerly awaiting a prize she won fairly in an open competition being told she could not win because of her nationality!
Of course, if Mashael lived in Saudi Arabia, she wouldn't even be allowed to drive because of her sex.
Arabnews Article
The World's Smallest Violin
In an article from the Saudi paper al-Madinah, translated by the Arab News, Hamoud Al-Ghathami describes a horrible American injustice:
My granddaughter, Mashael, a student at King Fahd Academy in Washington, recently won a prize in a local competition. The prize was a luxury car, but her happiness was short-lived. When she went to collect the prize, the organizers refused to give it to her because, according to them, prizes were only intended for those who hold American nationality. The news was devastating. Mashael was not prepared for such a shock. Imagine an excited girl, eagerly awaiting a prize she won fairly in an open competition being told she could not win because of her nationality!
Of course, if Mashael lived in Saudi Arabia, she wouldn't even be allowed to drive because of her sex.
Arabnews Article
