@@TheMoShowPod Very much so, it was one of my favorite interviews. Your guest is beyond brilliant. I appreciate his lack of patience. However, everything that he surmises may be problematic is already being worked on. Saudis don't wear their plans on their sleeves.
Mr Shihabi’s suggested confederation between Jordan and Palestine would be detrimental to both countries as it would justify Israel’s claim that Jordan and Palestine are one and the same!
@@AgnieszkaNishka The problem is that Mr Shihabi has a prerequisite that IsNotReal has to approve of whoever the Palestinians want to govern them, that's the first problem there! Palestinian land means Palestinian sovereignty, their airspace, their ports, and their army.
seeing an old man in traditional clothing saying "hype" while holding a tim hortons coffee is a visual i didnt think I needed until I saw it LOL. Love the substance of this conversation too! New subscriber from a revert sister from Canada hamdullah
Being a russian struggling to get the gist of the Middle East and the Gulf political situation I find this interview extremely useful. Thanks a lot for this!
I went to Umrah last month and my appreciation for Saudi Arabia skyrocketed. For them to host millions of people every year so beautifully and peacefully, Saudi you have my respect. Keep up the good work. May God continue to bless you.
Saudi and Arabs leaders have betrayed the Muslims and Palestinians; Gaza has proved it, the People and leaders are the same and deserve each other all are traitors and cowards.
I was there in June and I was amazed by how NO Imams in any of the two Grand Masjids do a du'a for Palestine, let alone mentioning anything about the jeno-cide. I realized that it was banned in Saudi to promote Palestinian cause. It was a turn off but I was there to perform my hajj so I could care less.
This is a prime example of the issues in the Middle East. I don’t believe the region will see meaningful improvement as long as individuals like Ali Shihabi hold influence. Thank you for this amazing podcast that sheds light on the perspectives of people like him. It’s astonishing how naïve he is to suggest that merging Palestine and Jordan is a good idea, along with his other terrible ideas!
Its soo refreshing to see Saudis speak about the genocide in Gaza and Palestine and be critical about it! Sounds odd but a lot of us have felt to believe that the Saudis have yet to shown any empathy and support to the Palestinian cause apart from mere political rhetorics. This episode was really profound and engaging to see and I want to extend my gratitude for Mo in including the Palestine topic in the conversation and calling it a genocide. My utmost respect for you akhi even if it mean that it was uncomfortable for you to talk about it!
As a saudi youth i have promised myself to do my utmost and to gain more knowledge to benefit my kingdom I ask allah to help me be useful to my kingdom and to represent it in the best way possible 🇸🇦
Saudi and Arabs leaders have betrayed the Muslims and Palestinians; Gaza has proved it, the People and leaders are the same and deserve each other all are traitors and cowards.
I am fascinated with how Saudi runs Makkah and Medina that’s a huge task Alhemdillah no other country could ever do and such an organized manner I’ve been there several times and I’m always amazed I’m originally from Yemen but have family in Saudi much love to Saudi and it’s people inshaAllah the blessing of Allah be upon them till the last day ❤
We all saw that in Hajj 😂 don't be so shameless in applause of a brutal regime. If you want to see Organization Qatar set an example in managing World Cup event in 2022, imagine what they could do for Holy places. Saudis only sees 💸 in the shape of Worshippers sadly.
@@soulsmouls Osama bin Laden objected to the presence of U.S. foreign military in the Kingdom and its interests “What is our oil doing under their soil?” throughout the so-called Middle East, now West Asia.
Saudis dhould withdraw their funds in US Banks before they are frozen. They must also sell the US Treasury Bonds that it holds (USD 800 Bn. at 1% interest p.a. .. infact it is locked dead money). If Saudi moves an inch from the US Position, it will NEVER SEE these USD 800 Bn. ever again. It's as good as lost forever !
Your information is incorrect because Saudi Arabia's investment in US bonds is $142 billion in August 2024, which constitutes approximately 28% of the Saudi Central Bank's reserves. In 2014, it exceeded $200 billion, but it gradually decreased until it reached $110 billion. However, after raising interest rates, it rose again to $142 billion.
It's great to see such discussion coming out of KSA. However, I was a bit disappointed by the lack of mention of Dr. Asad's memoir (The Road to Makkah) about his life in the Kingdom in the early days. That book preserved such a wealth of information about the Kingdom.
I am saddened to hear how Palestinians are portrayed. Most of the Palestinians are highly qualified and educated don’t understand estimate people from outside. They have the right to decide and govern themselves. It is the Saudis who have Palestine to the British in return for the throne.
The educated Palestines are all living abroad. Saudi Arabia never gave Palestine to Britain as it did not own Palestine, Palestine was given by the Ottomans during the Treaty of Sèvres
2 important points as Jordan: 1 1948: Jordan fought hard and defeated Israel to retain East Jerusalem , Battle of Latrun, the only battle where Israel admits defeat 2 Unity w Palestine: not until Palestinians resolve their issue. Identities are close but not identical. We tried unity and unfortunately it back fired and PLO (backed by Arabs) demanded that Jordan sever ties with the West Bank in 1988. Unity still possible but need Palestinians and Jordanians to be fully onboard
That is true! I think the messaging of the biggest, largest, most expensive, tallest doesn’t create curiosity for others to come and visit! What i do love is the exhibitions that opened up in jeddah when i visited last year. There was only three that i was aware. In the hot October morning i didn’t find anything else to do other than the exhibits. There need to be more things done during the day! I should also say the malls in jeddah are huge! Walking up and down these malls was a workout lol
Shame on you for having to degrade yourself from the free blessings that Allah subhana wa ta'ala blessed you with making you independent of any external need to being a begger to the west. Shame on you and the rulers who sold Allah's gift to you in return for hell.
متابع لمحتواكم أستاذ مو لتطوير لغتي الإنجليزي من خلال محتوى سعودي رصين مثل محتواكم . سعيد بأنّ لدينا محتوى إنجليزي مجاني مُتاح لعامة الناس . شكرًا لفريق عملكم خصوصا المترجم 👍🏻🇸🇦🌹💜
It’s pretty interesting to see the prevailing perspective of the elite Saudi political class, such as Mr. Shihabi and I think his views are shared by many maybe even a majority of his countrymen. The explicit disdain towards South Asian and African Muslims in Shihabis statements regarding the Hajj are very telling of the ethno-supremacist ideology underpinning Saudi society, which ironically is contrary to the religion of Islam. “We’re not dealing with Germans here”, what kind of statement is that? The Germans with a rich history of Nazism and Aryan white supremacist doctrine are the guiding principles for Saudis regarding poor, non-Arab Muslims? Equally as and perhaps even more ridiculous was him trying to absolve Saudi Arabia of any responsibility regarding the issue of Palestinian statehood, blaming the Jordanians for not taking an active enough role and then blaming Hamas for resisting literally our generations Nazis (the Israelis) who are committing the worst horrific monstrous atrocities, crimes against humanity as part of a campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Does he, Shihabi, with his Princeton and Harvard degrees and oil wealth and connections and big stomach filled with Shwarma and Mansaf, does he really think he can compare himself to Hamas? does Allah (SWT) favor Shihabi and his fellow Saudi Brethren more than Hamas and the Palestinians who are giving their blood as Shaheed for the sake of Allah and this Ummah, for the sake of Bait Al Maqdis and Masjid Al Aqsa? I think Shihabi and his fellow Saudis and those in the Khaleej should take an honest look in the mirror and maybe read up again on Islam and the religion they proclaim to be a part of. They might end up learning a thing or two. America and Israel are not going to last forever, stop making fools out of yourselves to please them. استغفر الله العظيم
Exactly this. I think MBS is listening to men like him who are so colonised in his mind. Is that why Saudi is busy sexualising women in the Miss world competitions. They have gone from completely hiding women to completely uncovering them for the world’s men to ogle at. From one extreme to another.
Here here!👏 Best comment on here! By the way, I don’t know who this man (the guest) is but he shocked me too when he said that “we’re not dealing with Germans here” & that the others have issues with hygiene (in other words that they like being dirty). Who is he talking like that about?
@@terriej123 he’s a bureaucrat part of the Saudi kleptocracy, a pro-America/Zionist shill. Just like his brethren in the UAE. It’s hilarious how the Saudis talk about not having any capability to do anything for the Palestinians but somehow manage to finance the destabilization of Muslim countries throughout the region via their proxies, like was the case in Syria and now Sudan. Somehow Saudi Arabia can give money and military support to El-Sisi in Egypt, radical factions of Al-Qaeda and ISIS in Syria & and now militias in Sudan but they can’t do anything for the Palestinians? How does that work? So they basically just admit they are all working on behalf of the US Zionist colonial entity’s aim to advance the interests and expansion of Israel? They really don’t have their own foreign policy. And then they want to sit there and lecture other Muslims about how they’re dirty nasty people with the Wrong Aqeedah. InshaAllah, Allah will deal with these Munafiqeen, the ones who betrayed their brothers & sisters while they were getting slaughtered in Palestine. InshaAllah the Muslims will not only liberate Palestine but all of the Arabian peninsula and wherever the Colonial Zionist entities tentacles reach in the world
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An interesting discussion. Thank you for posting it. Take Note: Caroline and I spent nine days in Saudi Arabia from 29/8 to 6/9/2023. We landed in Riyadh from Male, The Maldives. That same day we flew to Tabuk, hired a car at the airport and travelled 1800 kms in the province including Tabuk City, Al Ula, Hegra, Wadi al Disah, Al-Badʿ, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba coasts. After returning the rental car, we caught a public bus from Tabuk to Haql. We left via the land border from Haql into Aqaba, Jordan. Everyone we met in Saudi Arabia was very kind and helpful. We felt very safe in the country. We would gladly visit again. Prayers for the peace, stability and prosperity of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ 😎 Adam Neira Founder of World Peace 2050 Founded in April 2000 Paris - Jerusalem - Melbourne
To be honest, I a very bad impression of Saudi Arabia’s people. This guest gives me hope because he sounds sincere and thoughtful rather than the sheer empty propaganda. Read Read Read is my advice as well!!!
The Middle East and Palestine will not find peace until the Arab regimes see the resistance movements as a symptom not a cause of the genocide and land grabbing. RIP King Faisal
But Israeli were already destroying Gaza, only that they were doing it piece by piecer. Let's not blame the victims, Americans have proven to have superiority complex and that agreeing that Palestinians are not full human beings. And then to have no decency or even Christian principles.
It's completely dishonest to consider only 2% of history. Frustrated by confusing & contradictory information, I researched the history of the land we call Israel and Palestine today. Who lived on it first? Israelites lived in this land 1,658 years before the ancestors of Palestinians. Palestinian ancestral land is the Arabian Peninsula. ‘Palestinian’ is a modern word from the 20th century. "Syria Palaestina” was the name given by the Romans to Judea after the Bar Kochba revolt, although the name's origins go back even further, being based on the term 'Philistine', the name for a land that at the time belonged to a people who were no longer extant, not as a people nor a political entity Only the Canaanites and Philistine predate the Israelites. The descendants of Canaanites and Philistine is complex and not entirely resolved The Israelites arrived C1300 BCE and established the Israelite Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians in 722 BC, while the Kingdom of Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. Next the land changed hands many times, until Arab Muslims conquered it in 638 CE and established an Islamic Caliphate. The Arab population, increasingly identifying as Palestinian particularly in the 20th century, has been a significant part of the social and cultural fabric of the area, especially during the periods of Islamic rule and the Ottoman Empire. A timeline: Canaanite Period (c. 3000 - 1200 BCE): The earliest known inhabitants were Canaanites, a Semitic-speaking people. Philistine Period (c. 1175 - 604 BCE): Philistines settled along the coastal areas, mostly in the Gaza Strip. Israelite Kingdoms (c. 1020 - 586 BCE): The Israelites, also a Semitic-speaking people, established the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Assyrian and Babylonian Periods (722 - 539 BCE): Assyrians and Babylonians conquered the region. Persian Period (539 - 332 BCE): Persia conquered the Babylonian empire, including this area. The Persians later reinstated Israel as a country. Hellenistic Period (332 - 167 BCE): Conquest by Alexander the Great, followed by the Ptolemaic and Seleucid rules. Hasmonean Kingdom (167 - 37 BCE): Jewish rule restored after the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids. Roman Period (63 BCE - 324 CE): The area became a part of the Roman Empire, with Israel remaining a kingdom within that empire, with Rome appointing the king, until AD 44. Bar Kochba Period (132 CE - 136 CE): Simon bar Kochba let a Jewish revolt and for a short time revived Jewish sovereignty over land, until it was brutally crushed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who renamed Judea as Syria Palaestina to remove any trace of Jewish connection to the land. Byzantine Period (324 - 638 CE): Christian rule under the Byzantine Empire. Islamic Caliphate Era (638 CE - 1099 CE): Arab Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 638 CE, introducing Arab rule and Islamic culture to the region. Arabic gradually replaced Aramaic and Greek as the dominant language. Crusader Period (1099 - 1187 CE): European Christians captured Jerusalem and established the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods (1187 - 1516 CE): Saladin, a Kurdish Muslim leader, defeated the Crusaders. The Mamluks, who were of various ethnicities including Turkic and Circassian, succeeded the Ayyubids. Ottoman Period (1516 - 1917 CE): The Ottoman Turks controlled the region, and the Arab populace lived under Ottoman rule. British Mandate (1917 - 1948 CE): British control after World War I. Increased Jewish immigration leads to tensions between Jews and Arabs. State of Israel (1948 - Present): Reestablished in 1948 The ‘West Bank' is in fact ancient Judea, the land of the Jews. The 'Philistines' lived along the southwest coastline, nowhere near the Judean hills. But with all this, there has never been a Palestinian state.
@irispihema462 If your Grand Mosque is built on the foundation of the Jewish Temple, I think that says a little something about who was there first. Israel became a state in 1312 B. C. E., two millenia before Islam. Arab refugees from Israel began calling themselves "Palestinians " in 1964, almost two decades after modern Israeli statehood in 1948. "Who can challenge the rights of the Jews in Palestine? Good Lord, HISTORICALLY, IT IS REALLY YOUR COUNTRY..."Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, Arab Mayor of Jerusalem, 1829. Yasser Arafat himself said in his biography that "The Palestinians have no national identity. I, Yasser Arafat, man of destiny, will give them an identity through conflict with Israel. " "Half of us Palestinians are Egyptians and the other half are Saudis " Statement by Fathi Hammad, Member of the Hamas political bureau and interior minister in the Gaza strip from 2009 to 2014.
Alot of Muslims in the west are disappointed in Saudi Arabia and I think majority of it comes down to a lack of communication. Western muslims are very educated and well integrated into society and could a major benefit for Saudi Interests if relationships can be made. There is greate potential here I hope these relationships can be formed and enumerated.
There’s nothing I agree more than the fact that we have a communication problem. There are groups and organizations out there, who dedicate their time and money on the downfall of Saudi Arabia through all means possible to them, but the most damaging hit you can get in such a war, is negative perception and the only way that can be defeated is, if the country put just as much effort and resources towards fighting against it.
السياسة السعودية قوية جداً وإذا تم نشر عنها الشائعات فالواقع أكبر برهان على صدق المملكة العربية السعودية وإذا تم مهاجمة السعودية من قبل أي أحد فلن يفلح أبداً وبل سوف يجعل الشعب السعودي يحب الحكومة أكثر لأن الشائعات تطلع والحقيقة تبرهن فيكون هنالك تصديق للحكومة من قبل الشعب وأقول للذين يقولون الشائعات : الشعب السعودي لديه عين فلا تقولوا الكلام وتكذبون أعيننا
Those organisations are more domestic than you guys think. It is why the prisons are full. And it it not a new thing, it is as old as the kingdom, the Ikhwan which was a domestic military branch of the wahabi ideology disobeyed and disregarded Aal Sauud for their betrayal of Iraq and the levany in it's war against the Brits. And Aal Sauud fought them alongside their British allies, and today the Americans take the position of the British in defending Saudi Arabia. It is why Trump said that Saudi Arabia will not survive 2 weeks without US support, essentially admitting that Saudi Arabia is a faux nation. Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Thr ikhwan, wahabism are all Saudi Arabian
@@TS-zp7pe I am not a Shia, I am a sunni, an actual follower of Muhammad bin Abdulwahab unlike the shaven faced servant of Trump, bin Salman. Aal Sauud are apostates, and it is upto Saudi muslims to deal with them. I don't care about Saudi Arabia, I have my own country to deal with, but I just can not stand this false religious narrative that Saudi Arabians have made up to defend their cursed humiliated leaders.
Communication problem? Saudi is an US-ally, hosts US-military bases and bought Pegasus from Israel for billions of dollars. Where is the communication problem?
People who haven't learnt hygiene...to quote the interviewee... but isn't the religion of Islam or any religion for that matter... the prerequisite of religions.. cleanliness?
There were about 21 million visitors in Iraq Karbala for Arbaeen for 2024 with minimal accidents. Iraq is still a war torn country unlike the wealthier KSA.
What a brilliant solution: for Gaza to merge with Jordan and how short sighted of the Jordanians. Of course their negative reaction may have been influenced by their boss: America/Israel
Don't agree with him. Jordan should have taken the burden of Palestine it's a collective Middle Eastern problem. Have a look at how many countries are involved now. The Middle East nations need to work all on the same page and work together and realise the strength they have that's a main issue
He's 100 percent right about Trump. He wants peace. He may be a bit crazy, but he will not bow down to the Israelis. He heavily courted the Muslims in Michigan this election. I think he will get in and immediately seek a solution.
How do you figure this? He has filled his cabinet with Zionists. He wants to invade Iran and he is ready to throw away UN Resolutions and declare the West Bank part of Israel. He is a WASP slave of Israel.
@@samirh6860 Biden and the Democrats stood by and did nothing as Gaza was flattened. Come on. The Saudi s are smart, they know how to negotiate and deal with trump. With biden the middle east has been abandoned.
@@samirh6860this is so true. He literally appointed war hawks in his cabinet. John Ratcliffe as Chief director of CIA, Pete hegseth as defense minister, and Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel. They’re all anti Iran and pro Israeli settlements.
I would've agreed but after seeing his recent selections, Marco Rubio for SOS and the Ministry of Defense ...lost the plot, too one sided and he will follow Miriam Adelson/AIPAC. Hopefully he can rein them in and just a power positioning but looking like Bush 2.0 so far.
At 1:03:18, it is a huge shame that the interviewer doesn't have a clue about bombing Abha when half of the hospital was carpeted with its patients and staff. Egyptian pilots thought that it was the Governate building. 😢😢😢
Good and great to see saudi point of views on current political and world events being discussed in foreign languges so that world can see , hear and understand its position.This will be very good for future of saudi ,wishing all the very best ❤ more such programs should come all around the world in different language to avoid missconceptions made by enimeys to degrade saudi goodwill .
كلامه من الناحية الاقتصادية والأرقام والتطوير جدا ممتازة، بس مشكلته ماعنده قيم دينية مايعرف اش يعني مقاومة ويبغى الانفتاح المعارض للدين، ويقلل من حق الفلسطينين في ارضهم ويحلل البوكر على اساس انها مبدئ الواحد لازم يتعلمه. شخصيته عبارة عن قيم غربية رأس مالية بحت، وحاط الدين على جنب. قال الله تعالى: لن ترضى عنك اليهود ولا النصارى حتى تتبع ملتهم.
Disgusting - the Israelis have been outmaneuvering in the middle east and all these arrogant oil merchants can think of is resorts, airlines. if this is what a monarchy produces, shame on them
I am wondering if any protest against extermination of children in Gaza has taken place in Saudi Arabia or any solidarity movement in the last 13 months? This is a genuine question and I’m asking about people (citizens) not about government.
And how this will be beneficial for Palestinian children? It's only for virtue signaling and making people feel good about themselves It's only beneficial when the people of the US do it because of the US government's unlimited support for Israel.
Your point about cleanliness wasn’t well thought out and lacked logic. In fact, bathing is part of the rituals of Hajj that comment comes across as racist
Saudis are too focused on what the West thinks about them and forget what Muslim world thinks about them. Right now the Muslim world sees Saudis as bunch of elitist who looks down on other Muslims because they have Mecca, Medina and oil money. 1) Try to be more humble towards South Asians and African Muslims 2) Be proud of your own heritage instead of adapting bikini and cocktail culture. 3) You don't have to be another Dubai or another Miami. Be you. 4) Stop the obsession over blue eyes and blonde hair women. 5) Hold on to your religion!
We really don't care in any way or form how people think about us whether they're Muslims or non-muslims. We’re praising our culture and heritage and opening up to the world while keeping our religion in the society and the land of Saudi Arabia
It’s not about balls. Biden agrees with everything that the Israelis are doing. He just doesn’t like HOW they’re doing it. He doesn’t like that they say all of the quiet parts out loud. And it’s the same thing that they don’t like about Trump. Biden didn’t change a thing that Trump had done when it came to Israel.
Yes, my dear brothers, my beloved Palestine is the cradle of Christianity and Judaism, and it contains Al-Aqsa, the third holiest place for us Muslims in Palestine. Bethlehem, the cradle of Christ, is a blessed land, and it is the holy land, and it has been our land for tens of thousands of years, and it is the land of the Canaanite Arabs, the original Palestinian people, and they have lived in it since the Islamic conquest in the era. The Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman Arabs, Muslims, Christians and Jews are like brothers and neighbors under Palestinian rule to the owners of the land, but the Zionists came and the British occupation brought them to our land as compensation to the Jews for what they did to them Hitler. The question here is that who did the Holocaust, the Germans, why do I, the Palestinian Arab, pay the price? Why not Germany? Why do I, the Muslim, pay the price for crimes? Committed by the Germans and Nazi Europe, fascism is the root of all evil in the world. Our problem is the occupation🙏Palestine is an area of more than 27 thousand square kilometers and is on the borders of Egypt and Jordan, which historically is part of Palestine and the people of Jordan, more than 70 percent of whom are of Palestinian origin, but Britain made them a state and brought agents to the Jordanian ruling dynasty in order to rule Jordan and protect the occupation from the Jordanian-Palestinian people Palestine Its capital, Jerusalem, is the land of the Palestinian people for tens of thousands of years. It is the cradle of Christianity and Judaism, and it is the third holiest place for us Muslims. It is a land where most of God’s prophets lived, were born, and died. It is the holy and blessed land and the land of the Palestinian and Arab people. Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived there for thousands of years as neighbors and brothers before the Zionists occupied our land. Britain brought them in the Balfour Declaration to occupy our land. Those who committed the Holocaust against the Jews were the Germans and the West, not me.🙏🙏🙏القدس عربية وعاصمة لفلسطين والشعب الفلسطيني
Definitely. I think because he said he has a Norwegian mother, racism is in blood. Muslims follow prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh ) teachings that cleanliness and hygiene is half of the Deen. The guy and his likes want to give that credit to their Western masters than the teaching of our beloved prophet. They’re suffering of unforced feelings of inferiority.
If "opening up the kingdom" means immitating the west in superficial things like cinemas and parties, then that is validation of that famous hadith about imitating the non believers "to the extent that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you will enter it too" I genuinely want KSA and other gulf states to progress, but let us measure progress in terms of the metrics that really mean something like scientific publications, technological innovation, quality of healthcare and so on. KSA in particular has a trump card (pun unintended) with the Harmain. If it changed it's immigration policies, I believe the best Muslim talent across multiple fields would love to come and contribute towards making it a leader in both the material and spiritual sense.
Hajj and umra is person is struggling and eye opener for nation to manage people from everywhere I agree.but Palestinian issue is his views and I don't agree with him specifically on Jordan. He is manipulated like all middle easterner by powers in this world. Neom is good idea to go step by step.
The father of Dina wants poker to be taught at school. Lat that sink in. And he doesn't know the difference between 90's khawarij like al Awda and Hawali and "fundamentalism". A blind man trying to show the way
Merge Palestine with Jordan?😂😂what a joke,ruling a country has nothing to do with formal education and I think the first leaders of most of the gulf countries is a very good example
We wish the best for Saudi, may it go from strength to strength, but please do see the entertainment sector again. Certain things don't look good for the image of the country and create enemies from within the ummah that are absolutely NOT needed.
you aired it very late @ 37:10 he didn't know who won, and on the day of airing we already knew who is the secretary of state and Israeli ambassador candidates (Rubio, Sanders). HIRE A FAST EDITOR 😅
Dear sir It’s because of people like you HAMAD had to do what it did While you say they shouldn’t have done that, what had you or people like you done for the past 75 years?
As an American who first travelled to Saudi 3 times in the early 2000's and recently revised again after 15 years I definitely enjoyed the development and progression of gov't. efficiency. Sadly I noticed a decline of hospitality and good manners amongst the Kingdom's younger generation. It seem's in their persuit of importing foreign culture, the same societal ills that plague our Western nations are infecting the Saudis. CNN reported the KSA is becoming the capital of drugs in the ME. After watching this interview it is no wonder when you have influence by individuals like Mr. Ali Shihabi who seem to have spent most of his time running away from the Kingdom and also appears to lack respect for Saudi's history. I do not blame the government, sadly the population have fallen for the propaganda of the West's ideological attack. One thing I will agree with is learning from the past, if you look at how the Kingdom came to be you will understand truly why it benefitted. Sadly, liberal secularists will most likely pave the same path they have in our Western democracies: crime, drug use, deppression, high suicide rates, and the list goes on. Furthermore, what I also found interesting after visiting a friend in the UAE who works in a high gov't position when talking about what's happening in Sauid society, he expressed how shocked even the Emiratis are by the adaption of these changes. The Emiratis allow a lot of stuff in their country but they view it as "for the tourists" where as Saudis are bending over backwards to imitate Westerners.
It's completely dishonest to consider only 2% of history. Frustrated by confusing & contradictory information, I researched the history of the land we call Israel and Palestine today. Who lived on it first? Israelites lived in this land 1,658 years before the ancestors of Palestinians. Palestinian ancestral land is the Arabian Peninsula. ‘Palestinian’ is a modern word from the 20th century. "Syria Palaestina” was the name given by the Romans to Judea after the Bar Kochba revolt, although the name's origins go back even further, being based on the term 'Philistine', the name for a land that at the time belonged to a people who were no longer extant, not as a people nor a political entity Only the Canaanites and Philistine predate the Israelites. The descendants of Canaanites and Philistine is complex and not entirely resolved The Israelites arrived C1300 BCE and established the Israelite Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians in 722 BC, while the Kingdom of Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. Next the land changed hands many times, until Arab Muslims conquered it in 638 CE and established an Islamic Caliphate. The Arab population, increasingly identifying as Palestinian particularly in the 20th century, has been a significant part of the social and cultural fabric of the area, especially during the periods of Islamic rule and the Ottoman Empire. A timeline: Canaanite Period (c. 3000 - 1200 BCE): The earliest known inhabitants were Canaanites, a Semitic-speaking people. Philistine Period (c. 1175 - 604 BCE): Philistines settled along the coastal areas, mostly in the Gaza Strip. Israelite Kingdoms (c. 1020 - 586 BCE): The Israelites, also a Semitic-speaking people, established the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Assyrian and Babylonian Periods (722 - 539 BCE): Assyrians and Babylonians conquered the region. Persian Period (539 - 332 BCE): Persia conquered the Babylonian empire, including this area. The Persians later reinstated Israel as a country. Hellenistic Period (332 - 167 BCE): Conquest by Alexander the Great, followed by the Ptolemaic and Seleucid rules. Hasmonean Kingdom (167 - 37 BCE): Jewish rule restored after the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids. Roman Period (63 BCE - 324 CE): The area became a part of the Roman Empire, with Israel remaining a kingdom within that empire, with Rome appointing the king, until AD 44. Bar Kochba Period (132 CE - 136 CE): Simon bar Kochba let a Jewish revolt and for a short time revived Jewish sovereignty over land, until it was brutally crushed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who renamed Judea as Syria Palaestina to remove any trace of Jewish connection to the land. Byzantine Period (324 - 638 CE): Christian rule under the Byzantine Empire. Islamic Caliphate Era (638 CE - 1099 CE): Arab Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 638 CE, introducing Arab rule and Islamic culture to the region. Arabic gradually replaced Aramaic and Greek as the dominant language. Crusader Period (1099 - 1187 CE): European Christians captured Jerusalem and established the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods (1187 - 1516 CE): Saladin, a Kurdish Muslim leader, defeated the Crusaders. The Mamluks, who were of various ethnicities including Turkic and Circassian, succeeded the Ayyubids. Ottoman Period (1516 - 1917 CE): The Ottoman Turks controlled the region, and the Arab populace lived under Ottoman rule. British Mandate (1917 - 1948 CE): British control after World War I. Increased Jewish immigration leads to tensions between Jews and Arabs. State of Israel (1948 - Present): Reestablished in 1948 The ‘West Bank' is in fact ancient Judea, the land of the Jews. The 'Philistines' lived along the southwest coastline, nowhere near the Judean hills. But with all this, there has never been a Palestinian state.
Have always wanted to see a full-length interview of Ali Shihabi. Thankyou for making this happen 👍🏻
Well said.
is he in riyadh
Glad you enjoyed it 🙏
@@TheMoShowPod Very much so, it was one of my favorite interviews. Your guest is beyond brilliant. I appreciate his lack of patience. However, everything that he surmises may be problematic is already being worked on. Saudis don't wear their plans on their sleeves.
Same here... Thx
Palestinians are perfectly able to govern themselves, by the way. There is a lot of very well educated Palestinians both in Palestine and in diaspora.
Exactly!
Exactly 💯
Mr Shihabi’s suggested confederation between Jordan and Palestine would be detrimental to both countries as it would justify Israel’s claim that Jordan and Palestine are one and the same!
@@AgnieszkaNishka The problem is that Mr Shihabi has a prerequisite that IsNotReal has to approve of whoever the Palestinians want to govern them, that's the first problem there! Palestinian land means Palestinian sovereignty, their airspace, their ports, and their army.
Palestinians are the most educated among Arabs, I agree.
Great interview, Mo! Ali doesn’t hold back and provides real-world insights and solutions.
seeing an old man in traditional clothing saying "hype" while holding a tim hortons coffee is a visual i didnt think I needed until I saw it LOL. Love the substance of this conversation too! New subscriber from a revert sister from Canada hamdullah
Being a russian struggling to get the gist of the Middle East and the Gulf political situation I find this interview extremely useful. Thanks a lot for this!
This interview was very much needed. Kudos to you, Mo, and Mr. Ali for conducting such an insightful conversation.
I went to Umrah last month and my appreciation for Saudi Arabia skyrocketed. For them to host millions of people every year so beautifully and peacefully, Saudi you have my respect. Keep up the good work. May God continue to bless you.
Did you also visit the US-military base there?
@@soulsmouls Did you learn more about Jamal Khashoggi while you were there?
@@pOOkiNG79 You responded to the wrong guy
Saudi and Arabs leaders have betrayed the Muslims and Palestinians; Gaza has proved it, the People and leaders are the same and deserve each other all are traitors and cowards.
I was there in June and I was amazed by how NO Imams in any of the two Grand Masjids do a du'a for Palestine, let alone mentioning anything about the jeno-cide. I realized that it was banned in Saudi to promote Palestinian cause. It was a turn off but I was there to perform my hajj so I could care less.
This is a prime example of the issues in the Middle East. I don’t believe the region will see meaningful improvement as long as individuals like Ali Shihabi hold influence. Thank you for this amazing podcast that sheds light on the perspectives of people like him. It’s astonishing how naïve he is to suggest that merging Palestine and Jordan is a good idea, along with his other terrible ideas!
I'm interested in your point of view. Can you provide some arguments as to why the region will not see improvements?
Its soo refreshing to see Saudis speak about the genocide in Gaza and Palestine and be critical about it! Sounds odd but a lot of us have felt to believe that the Saudis have yet to shown any empathy and support to the Palestinian cause apart from mere political rhetorics. This episode was really profound and engaging to see and I want to extend my gratitude for Mo in including the Palestine topic in the conversation and calling it a genocide. My utmost respect for you akhi even if it mean that it was uncomfortable for you to talk about it!
@@Twenty4_af None of that was sincere lol. Are you so easy to manipulate?
Come on now, we’ve always had the same stance on this particular issue and this goes the same for our government
@@n7s159 Your stance is being aliied with the Zionists
@@soulsmouls I see you all over the comments in this video, no wonder why you're life is miserable all you do is cry about Saudi Arabia 😂😂
@@n7s159 As someone who lived in Turkey, I would love to hear his opinion on Jamal Khashoggi?
As a saudi youth i have promised myself to do my utmost and to gain more knowledge to benefit my kingdom
I ask allah to help me be useful to my kingdom and to represent it in the best way possible 🇸🇦
then know habibi that people like him are what are preventing you specifically from being an independant, free individual
which god has made the israelis so powerful and u so weak😂😂😂😂😂😊
Saudi and Arabs leaders have betrayed the Muslims and Palestinians; Gaza has proved it, the People and leaders are the same and deserve each other all are traitors and cowards.
What does that have to do with what we’re talking about?
I appreciated this Interview so tha k you Mo and I’m impressed with Dr Ali 🙏
I am fascinated with how Saudi runs Makkah and Medina that’s a huge task Alhemdillah no other country could ever do and such an organized manner I’ve been there several times and I’m always amazed I’m originally from Yemen but have family in Saudi much love to Saudi and it’s people inshaAllah the blessing of Allah be upon them till the last day ❤
We all saw that in Hajj 😂 don't be so shameless in applause of a brutal regime. If you want to see Organization Qatar set an example in managing World Cup event in 2022, imagine what they could do for Holy places. Saudis only sees 💸 in the shape of Worshippers sadly.
Were you also fascinated about how many thousand US-soldiers are hosted in Saudi Arabia or did you only care about what was in front of your eyes?
You're fascinated with how people died last hajj, some allegedly denied help because they entered the country without proper documents
@@soulsmouls Osama bin Laden objected to the presence of U.S. foreign military in the Kingdom and its interests “What is our oil doing under their soil?” throughout the so-called Middle East, now West Asia.
Saudis dhould withdraw their funds in US Banks before they are frozen. They must also sell the US Treasury Bonds that it holds (USD 800 Bn. at 1% interest p.a. .. infact it is locked dead money). If Saudi moves an inch from the US Position, it will NEVER SEE these USD 800 Bn. ever again. It's as good as lost forever !
Your information is incorrect because Saudi Arabia's investment in US bonds is $142 billion in August 2024, which constitutes approximately 28% of the Saudi Central Bank's reserves. In 2014, it exceeded $200 billion, but it gradually decreased until it reached $110 billion. However, after raising interest rates, it rose again to $142 billion.
Who are you tho wth
Keep up the good work, within coming time you will grew exponentially and we will see you as great Saudi brand InshAllah❤
God Bless Saudi🙌
Amazing interview, I enjoyed every second of it. This guest is very well spoken, and he should be hired at the highest positions in Saudi Arabia!
كلامكم عن الحج صحيح جدا ، الله يقوي المملكه وقيادتها يارب
It's great to see such discussion coming out of KSA. However, I was a bit disappointed by the lack of mention of Dr. Asad's memoir (The Road to Makkah) about his life in the Kingdom in the early days. That book preserved such a wealth of information about the Kingdom.
I am saddened to hear how Palestinians are portrayed. Most of the Palestinians are highly qualified and educated don’t understand estimate people from outside. They have the right to decide and govern themselves. It is the Saudis who have Palestine to the British in return for the throne.
The educated Palestines are all living abroad.
Saudi Arabia never gave Palestine to Britain as it did not own Palestine, Palestine was given by the Ottomans during the Treaty of Sèvres
Very informative. Seeing the Tim Horton’s cups with the maple leaf emblem made me smile. Saudi Arabia is open for business.
2 important points as Jordan:
1 1948: Jordan fought hard and defeated Israel to retain East Jerusalem , Battle of Latrun, the only battle where Israel admits defeat
2 Unity w Palestine: not until Palestinians resolve their issue. Identities are close but not identical. We tried unity and unfortunately it back fired and PLO (backed by Arabs) demanded that Jordan sever ties with the West Bank in 1988.
Unity still possible but need Palestinians and Jordanians to be fully onboard
That is true! I think the messaging of the biggest, largest, most expensive, tallest doesn’t create curiosity for others to come and visit! What i do love is the exhibitions that opened up in jeddah when i visited last year. There was only three that i was aware. In the hot October morning i didn’t find anything else to do other than the exhibits. There need to be more things done during the day! I should also say the malls in jeddah are huge! Walking up and down these malls was a workout lol
One of my favorite episodes. Bless you
Shame on you for having to degrade yourself from the free blessings that Allah subhana wa ta'ala blessed you with making you independent of any external need to being a begger to the west. Shame on you and the rulers who sold Allah's gift to you in return for hell.
Shame on you for sold your land and begging western countries for immigration visas.
متابع لمحتواكم أستاذ مو لتطوير لغتي الإنجليزي من خلال محتوى سعودي رصين مثل محتواكم .
سعيد بأنّ لدينا محتوى إنجليزي مجاني مُتاح لعامة الناس .
شكرًا لفريق عملكم خصوصا المترجم 👍🏻🇸🇦🌹💜
@@arabiccontent5 شكرا للمتابعة وهذا واجبنا❤️
It’s pretty interesting to see the prevailing perspective of the elite Saudi political class, such as Mr. Shihabi and I think his views are shared by many maybe even a majority of his countrymen. The explicit disdain towards South Asian and African Muslims in Shihabis statements regarding the Hajj are very telling of the ethno-supremacist ideology underpinning Saudi society, which ironically is contrary to the religion of Islam. “We’re not dealing with Germans here”, what kind of statement is that? The Germans with a rich history of Nazism and Aryan white supremacist doctrine are the guiding principles for Saudis regarding poor, non-Arab Muslims? Equally as and perhaps even more ridiculous was him trying to absolve Saudi Arabia of any responsibility regarding the issue of Palestinian statehood, blaming the Jordanians for not taking an active enough role and then blaming Hamas for resisting literally our generations Nazis (the Israelis) who are committing the worst horrific monstrous atrocities, crimes against humanity as part of a campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing. Does he, Shihabi, with his Princeton and Harvard degrees and oil wealth and connections and big stomach filled with Shwarma and Mansaf, does he really think he can compare himself to Hamas? does Allah (SWT) favor Shihabi and his fellow Saudi Brethren more than Hamas and the Palestinians who are giving their blood as Shaheed for the sake of Allah and this Ummah, for the sake of Bait Al Maqdis and Masjid Al Aqsa? I think Shihabi and his fellow Saudis and those in the Khaleej should take an honest look in the mirror and maybe read up again on Islam and the religion they proclaim to be a part of. They might end up learning a thing or two. America and Israel are not going to last forever, stop making fools out of yourselves to please them. استغفر الله العظيم
Saudis views the non-Arab Muslim world the same way the j-e-w-s view the gentiles.
Exactly this. I think MBS is listening to men like him who are so colonised in his mind.
Is that why Saudi is busy sexualising women in the Miss world competitions. They have gone from completely hiding women to completely uncovering them for the world’s men to ogle at. From one extreme to another.
Here here!👏 Best comment on here! By the way, I don’t know who this man (the guest) is but he shocked me too when he said that “we’re not dealing with Germans here” & that the others have issues with hygiene (in other words that they like being dirty). Who is he talking like that about?
And who is the guest exactly?
@@terriej123 he’s a bureaucrat part of the Saudi kleptocracy, a pro-America/Zionist shill. Just like his brethren in the UAE. It’s hilarious how the Saudis talk about not having any capability to do anything for the Palestinians but somehow manage to finance the destabilization of Muslim countries throughout the region via their proxies, like was the case in Syria and now Sudan. Somehow Saudi Arabia can give money and military support to El-Sisi in Egypt, radical factions of Al-Qaeda and ISIS in Syria & and now militias in Sudan but they can’t do anything for the Palestinians? How does that work? So they basically just admit they are all working on behalf of the US Zionist colonial entity’s aim to advance the interests and expansion of Israel? They really don’t have their own foreign policy. And then they want to sit there and lecture other Muslims about how they’re dirty nasty people with the Wrong Aqeedah. InshaAllah, Allah will deal with these Munafiqeen, the ones who betrayed their brothers & sisters while they were getting slaughtered in Palestine. InshaAllah the Muslims will not only liberate Palestine but all of the Arabian peninsula and wherever the Colonial Zionist entities tentacles reach in the world
Great interview thank you. I'm going to listen again, and take notes, so I can answer the Saudi bashers
Best comment so far 🙏😅
This guest is fantastic! Thank you Mo, thank you. Great dialogue.
is he in riyadh
He's observant. Good for Saudi Arabia, it's neighbors and world.
Yes indeed, in drunkeness comes out the true character and shows its real face😊
As a UA-cam Premium subscriber, I really appreciate an ad-free experience. Encountering non-skippable ads disrupts my viewing. Could you please avoid including them, or at least offer a skip option?”
Same here bro.
Google is on the BDS list. So you're financing Israel. Good job.
I'm assuming these videos cost money to produce, they have to try to recover something? No?
An interesting discussion. Thank you for posting it.
Take Note: Caroline and I spent nine days in Saudi Arabia from 29/8 to 6/9/2023. We landed in Riyadh from Male, The Maldives. That same day we flew to Tabuk, hired a car at the airport and travelled 1800 kms in the province including Tabuk City, Al Ula, Hegra, Wadi al Disah, Al-Badʿ, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba coasts. After returning the rental car, we caught a public bus from Tabuk to Haql. We left via the land border from Haql into Aqaba, Jordan. Everyone we met in Saudi Arabia was very kind and helpful. We felt very safe in the country. We would gladly visit again.
Prayers for the peace, stability and prosperity of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ 😎
Adam Neira
Founder of World Peace 2050
Founded in April 2000
Paris - Jerusalem - Melbourne
Credit deserved for well-organized Haj
اول حلقه اتابعها من هذا البودكاست مثري جدا 👍🏼
To be honest, I a very bad impression of Saudi Arabia’s people. This guest gives me hope because he sounds sincere and thoughtful rather than the sheer empty propaganda. Read Read Read is my advice as well!!!
The Middle East and Palestine will not find peace until the Arab regimes see the resistance movements as a symptom not a cause of the genocide and land grabbing. RIP King Faisal
But Israeli were already destroying Gaza, only that they were doing it piece by piecer. Let's not blame the victims, Americans have proven to have superiority complex and that agreeing that Palestinians are not full human beings. And then to have no decency or even Christian principles.
It's completely dishonest to consider only 2% of history.
Frustrated by confusing & contradictory information, I researched the history of the land we call Israel and Palestine today. Who lived on it first?
Israelites lived in this land 1,658 years before the ancestors of Palestinians. Palestinian ancestral land is the Arabian Peninsula. ‘Palestinian’ is a modern word from the 20th century.
"Syria Palaestina” was the name given by the Romans to Judea after the Bar Kochba revolt, although the name's origins go back even further, being based on the term 'Philistine', the name for a land that at the time belonged to a people who were no longer extant, not as a people nor a political entity
Only the Canaanites and Philistine predate the Israelites. The descendants of Canaanites and Philistine is complex and not entirely resolved
The Israelites arrived C1300 BCE and established the Israelite Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians in 722 BC, while the Kingdom of Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
Next the land changed hands many times, until Arab Muslims conquered it in 638 CE and established an Islamic Caliphate. The Arab population, increasingly identifying as Palestinian particularly in the 20th century, has been a significant part of the social and cultural fabric of the area, especially during the periods of Islamic rule and the Ottoman Empire.
A timeline:
Canaanite Period (c. 3000 - 1200 BCE): The earliest known inhabitants were Canaanites, a Semitic-speaking people.
Philistine Period (c. 1175 - 604 BCE): Philistines settled along the coastal areas, mostly in the Gaza Strip.
Israelite Kingdoms (c. 1020 - 586 BCE): The Israelites, also a Semitic-speaking people, established the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
Assyrian and Babylonian Periods (722 - 539 BCE): Assyrians and Babylonians conquered the region.
Persian Period (539 - 332 BCE): Persia conquered the Babylonian empire, including this area. The Persians later reinstated Israel as a country.
Hellenistic Period (332 - 167 BCE): Conquest by Alexander the Great, followed by the Ptolemaic and Seleucid rules.
Hasmonean Kingdom (167 - 37 BCE): Jewish rule restored after the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids.
Roman Period (63 BCE - 324 CE): The area became a part of the Roman Empire, with Israel remaining a kingdom within that empire, with Rome appointing the king, until AD 44.
Bar Kochba Period (132 CE - 136 CE): Simon bar Kochba let a Jewish revolt and for a short time revived Jewish sovereignty over land, until it was brutally crushed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who renamed Judea as Syria Palaestina to remove any trace of Jewish connection to the land.
Byzantine Period (324 - 638 CE): Christian rule under the Byzantine Empire.
Islamic Caliphate Era (638 CE - 1099 CE): Arab Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 638 CE, introducing Arab rule and Islamic culture to the region. Arabic gradually replaced Aramaic and Greek as the dominant language.
Crusader Period (1099 - 1187 CE): European Christians captured Jerusalem and established the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods (1187 - 1516 CE): Saladin, a Kurdish Muslim leader, defeated the Crusaders. The Mamluks, who were of various ethnicities including Turkic and Circassian, succeeded the Ayyubids.
Ottoman Period (1516 - 1917 CE): The Ottoman Turks controlled the region, and the Arab populace lived under Ottoman rule.
British Mandate (1917 - 1948 CE): British control after World War I. Increased Jewish immigration leads to tensions between Jews and Arabs.
State of Israel (1948 - Present): Reestablished in 1948
The ‘West Bank' is in fact ancient Judea, the land of the Jews. The 'Philistines' lived along the southwest coastline, nowhere near the Judean hills.
But with all this, there has never been a Palestinian state.
@@samuelross9884just because the Europeans converted doesn’t make it there land
@irispihema462
If your Grand Mosque is built on the foundation of the Jewish Temple, I think that says a little something about who was there first.
Israel became a state in 1312 B. C. E., two millenia before Islam. Arab refugees from Israel began calling themselves "Palestinians " in 1964, almost two decades after modern Israeli statehood in 1948.
"Who can challenge the rights of the Jews in Palestine? Good Lord, HISTORICALLY, IT IS REALLY YOUR COUNTRY..."Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, Arab Mayor of Jerusalem, 1829.
Yasser Arafat himself said in his biography that "The Palestinians have no national identity. I, Yasser Arafat, man of destiny, will give them an identity through conflict with Israel. "
"Half of us Palestinians are Egyptians and the other half are Saudis " Statement by Fathi Hammad, Member of the Hamas political bureau and interior minister in the Gaza strip from 2009 to 2014.
Very wise man
Alot of Muslims in the west are disappointed in Saudi Arabia and I think majority of it comes down to a lack of communication. Western muslims are very educated and well integrated into society and could a major benefit for Saudi Interests if relationships can be made. There is greate potential here I hope these relationships can be formed and enumerated.
There’s nothing I agree more than the fact that we have a communication problem. There are groups and organizations out there, who dedicate their time and money on the downfall of Saudi Arabia through all means possible to them, but the most damaging hit you can get in such a war, is negative perception and the only way that can be defeated is, if the country put just as much effort and resources towards fighting against it.
السياسة السعودية قوية جداً وإذا تم نشر عنها الشائعات فالواقع أكبر برهان على صدق المملكة العربية السعودية وإذا تم مهاجمة السعودية من قبل أي أحد فلن يفلح أبداً وبل سوف يجعل الشعب السعودي يحب الحكومة أكثر لأن الشائعات تطلع والحقيقة تبرهن فيكون هنالك تصديق للحكومة من قبل الشعب وأقول للذين يقولون الشائعات : الشعب السعودي لديه عين فلا تقولوا الكلام وتكذبون أعيننا
Those organisations are more domestic than you guys think.
It is why the prisons are full. And it it not a new thing, it is as old as the kingdom, the Ikhwan which was a domestic military branch of the wahabi ideology disobeyed and disregarded Aal Sauud for their betrayal of Iraq and the levany in it's war against the Brits. And Aal Sauud fought them alongside their British allies, and today the Americans take the position of the British in defending Saudi Arabia. It is why Trump said that Saudi Arabia will not survive 2 weeks without US support, essentially admitting that Saudi Arabia is a faux nation.
Osama bin Laden, Al Qaeda, Thr ikhwan, wahabism are all Saudi Arabian
@ Shia troll written all over you 🤣🤣🤣🪰🪰🪰
@@TS-zp7pe
I am not a Shia, I am a sunni, an actual follower of Muhammad bin Abdulwahab unlike the shaven faced servant of Trump, bin Salman. Aal Sauud are apostates, and it is upto Saudi muslims to deal with them.
I don't care about Saudi Arabia, I have my own country to deal with, but I just can not stand this false religious narrative that Saudi Arabians have made up to defend their cursed humiliated leaders.
Communication problem? Saudi is an US-ally, hosts US-military bases and bought Pegasus from Israel for billions of dollars. Where is the communication problem?
A wealth of knowledge from Shihabi
What are internal reforms. Education, gender, legal, environment and subsidies etc. This IS critical.
Good 👍 interview 👏 Very pragmatic.
People who haven't learnt hygiene...to quote the interviewee... but isn't the religion of Islam or any religion for that matter... the prerequisite of religions.. cleanliness?
Communication is key
We need more research and dissemination of information outside of the country.
There were about 21 million visitors in Iraq Karbala for Arbaeen for 2024 with minimal accidents. Iraq is still a war torn country unlike the wealthier KSA.
Thank you for this wonderful episode and thank you to the honorable guest. I enjoyed it very much
absolute monarchy is no longer absolute
What a brilliant solution: for Gaza to merge with Jordan and how short sighted of the Jordanians. Of course their negative reaction may have been influenced by their boss: America/Israel
Great interview!
Worth every minute ! Can’t wait to go back to the Kingdom soon ❤ Inshallah
is he in riyadh
Don't agree with him. Jordan should have taken the burden of Palestine it's a collective Middle Eastern problem. Have a look at how many countries are involved now. The Middle East nations need to work all on the same page and work together and realise the strength they have that's a main issue
He's 100 percent right about Trump. He wants peace. He may be a bit crazy, but he will not bow down to the Israelis. He heavily courted the Muslims in Michigan this election. I think he will get in and immediately seek a solution.
How do you figure this? He has filled his cabinet with Zionists. He wants to invade Iran and he is ready to throw away UN Resolutions and declare the West Bank part of Israel. He is a WASP slave of Israel.
Talking crap lol look at his cabinet
@@samirh6860 Biden and the Democrats stood by and did nothing as Gaza was flattened. Come on. The Saudi s are smart, they know how to negotiate and deal with trump. With biden the middle east has been abandoned.
@@samirh6860this is so true. He literally appointed war hawks in his cabinet. John Ratcliffe as Chief director of CIA, Pete hegseth as defense minister, and Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel. They’re all anti Iran and pro Israeli settlements.
I would've agreed but after seeing his recent selections, Marco Rubio for SOS and the Ministry of Defense ...lost the plot, too one sided and he will follow Miriam Adelson/AIPAC.
Hopefully he can rein them in and just a power positioning but looking like Bush 2.0 so far.
Good interview. However, how can you compare the fate of countries to that of private companies? I don't think this is an appropriate anology.
Masallah! We love Saudi Arabia much! Allahu Akbar!!! ❤❤❤ from Muslims in the South of Philippines.
At 1:03:18, it is a huge shame that the interviewer doesn't have a clue about bombing Abha when half of the hospital was carpeted with its patients and staff. Egyptian pilots thought that it was the Governate building. 😢😢😢
Good and great to see saudi point of views on current political and world events being discussed in foreign languges so that world can see , hear and understand its position.This will be very good for future of saudi ,wishing all the very best ❤ more such programs should come all around the world in different language to avoid missconceptions made by enimeys to degrade saudi goodwill .
one of the most dare interviews !
كلامه من الناحية الاقتصادية والأرقام والتطوير جدا ممتازة، بس مشكلته ماعنده قيم دينية مايعرف اش يعني مقاومة ويبغى الانفتاح المعارض للدين، ويقلل من حق الفلسطينين في ارضهم ويحلل البوكر على اساس انها مبدئ الواحد لازم يتعلمه.
شخصيته عبارة عن قيم غربية رأس مالية بحت، وحاط الدين على جنب.
قال الله تعالى: لن ترضى عنك اليهود ولا النصارى حتى تتبع ملتهم.
احسنت ملاحظاتك تبين انك مستمع جيد ماشاءالله
More content like this Joe Rogan… I mean Mo Islam 🤣🤣🚀🚀🚀
Disgusting - the Israelis have been outmaneuvering in the middle east and all these arrogant oil merchants can think of is resorts, airlines. if this is what a monarchy produces, shame on them
I am wondering if any protest against extermination of children in Gaza has taken place in Saudi Arabia or any solidarity movement in the last 13 months? This is a genuine question and I’m asking about people (citizens) not about government.
And how this will be beneficial for Palestinian children?
It's only for virtue signaling and making people feel good about themselves
It's only beneficial when the people of the US do it because of the US government's unlimited support for Israel.
Your point about cleanliness wasn’t well thought out and lacked logic. In fact, bathing is part of the rituals of Hajj that comment comes across as racist
If you hear this gentleman, everything is some one else’s fault
Nothing is his fault
Saudis are too focused on what the West thinks about them and forget what Muslim world thinks about them. Right now the Muslim world sees Saudis as bunch of elitist who looks down on other Muslims because they have Mecca, Medina and oil money.
1) Try to be more humble towards South Asians and African Muslims
2) Be proud of your own heritage instead of adapting bikini and cocktail culture.
3) You don't have to be another Dubai or another Miami. Be you.
4) Stop the obsession over blue eyes and blonde hair women.
5) Hold on to your religion!
You're just jealous 😂
@@zoro-w8x1k About what?
@@zoro-w8x1k Without Islam no one would give a fuck to what Today's arab think and do😂
@@soulsmoulsabout they’re low IQ and how they think everyone is jealous of them 😂
We really don't care in any way or form how people think about us whether they're Muslims or non-muslims. We’re praising our culture and heritage and opening up to the world while keeping our religion in the society and the land of Saudi Arabia
موفقين من الســـودان
It’s not about balls. Biden agrees with everything that the Israelis are doing. He just doesn’t like HOW they’re doing it. He doesn’t like that they say all of the quiet parts out loud. And it’s the same thing that they don’t like about Trump. Biden didn’t change a thing that Trump had done when it came to Israel.
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إبداع = innovation
Yes, my dear brothers, my beloved Palestine is the cradle of Christianity and Judaism, and it contains Al-Aqsa, the third holiest place for us Muslims in Palestine. Bethlehem, the cradle of Christ, is a blessed land, and it is the holy land, and it has been our land for tens of thousands of years, and it is the land of the Canaanite Arabs, the original Palestinian people, and they have lived in it since the Islamic conquest in the era. The Umayyad, Abbasid and Ottoman Arabs, Muslims, Christians and Jews are like brothers and neighbors under Palestinian rule to the owners of the land, but the Zionists came and the British occupation brought them to our land as compensation to the Jews for what they did to them Hitler. The question here is that who did the Holocaust, the Germans, why do I, the Palestinian Arab, pay the price? Why not Germany? Why do I, the Muslim, pay the price for crimes? Committed by the Germans and Nazi Europe, fascism is the root of all evil in the world. Our problem is the occupation🙏Palestine is an area of more than 27 thousand square kilometers and is on the borders of Egypt and Jordan, which historically is part of Palestine and the people of Jordan, more than 70 percent of whom are of Palestinian origin, but Britain made them a state and brought agents to the Jordanian ruling dynasty in order to rule Jordan and protect the occupation from the Jordanian-Palestinian people Palestine Its capital, Jerusalem, is the land of the Palestinian people for tens of thousands of years. It is the cradle of Christianity and Judaism, and it is the third holiest place for us Muslims. It is a land where most of God’s prophets lived, were born, and died. It is the holy and blessed land and the land of the Palestinian and Arab people. Muslims, Jews, and Christians lived there for thousands of years as neighbors and brothers before the Zionists occupied our land. Britain brought them in the Balfour Declaration to occupy our land. Those who committed the Holocaust against the Jews were the Germans and the West, not me.🙏🙏🙏القدس عربية وعاصمة لفلسطين والشعب الفلسطيني
@@الحمدللهربالعالمين-ش4د Saudis hate Palestinians and love the USA. Stop falling for their bs.
I find some of his comments racists
Definitely. I think because he said he has a Norwegian mother, racism is in blood. Muslims follow prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh ) teachings that cleanliness and hygiene is half of the Deen. The guy and his likes want to give that credit to their Western masters than the teaching of our beloved prophet. They’re suffering of unforced feelings of inferiority.
Well Isreal is coming for the greater Isreal too.
If "opening up the kingdom" means immitating the west in superficial things like cinemas and parties, then that is validation of that famous hadith about imitating the non believers "to the extent that if they entered the hole of a lizard, you will enter it too"
I genuinely want KSA and other gulf states to progress, but let us measure progress in terms of the metrics that really mean something like scientific publications, technological innovation, quality of healthcare and so on. KSA in particular has a trump card (pun unintended) with the Harmain. If it changed it's immigration policies, I believe the best Muslim talent across multiple fields would love to come and contribute towards making it a leader in both the material and spiritual sense.
Saudi citizenship of the globe.
It was a good decision when you remove the translation , anyone who wants it can show it
Hajj and umra is person is struggling and eye opener for nation to manage people from everywhere I agree.but Palestinian issue is his views and I don't agree with him specifically on Jordan. He is manipulated like all middle easterner by powers in this world. Neom is good idea to go step by step.
Palestinians do have capability. Stymied by regional and international politics and reactionary involvement in communities
The father of Dina wants poker to be taught at school. Lat that sink in.
And he doesn't know the difference between 90's khawarij like al Awda and Hawali and "fundamentalism".
A blind man trying to show the way
Merge Palestine with Jordan?😂😂what a joke,ruling a country has nothing to do with formal education and I think the first leaders of most of the gulf countries is a very good example
Petro dollars to blame too, what do you think?
I wonder what reform? Is it Islamic reform or cultural reform? Or is it government reform?
all
I wish. I hope, considering all the damage that was done to the region in your name.
We wish the best for Saudi, may it go from strength to strength, but please do see the entertainment sector again. Certain things don't look good for the image of the country and create enemies from within the ummah that are absolutely NOT needed.
you aired it very late @ 37:10 he didn't know who won, and on the day of airing we already knew who is the secretary of state and Israeli ambassador candidates (Rubio, Sanders). HIRE A FAST EDITOR 😅
Dear sir
It’s because of people like you HAMAD had to do what it did
While you say they shouldn’t have done that, what had you or people like you done for the past 75 years?
This man seems to have lived in the world of riba for most of his life and no one questions it.
As an American who first travelled to Saudi 3 times in the early 2000's and recently revised again after 15 years I definitely enjoyed the development and progression of gov't. efficiency. Sadly I noticed a decline of hospitality and good manners amongst the Kingdom's younger generation. It seem's in their persuit of importing foreign culture, the same societal ills that plague our Western nations are infecting the Saudis. CNN reported the KSA is becoming the capital of drugs in the ME. After watching this interview it is no wonder when you have influence by individuals like Mr. Ali Shihabi who seem to have spent most of his time running away from the Kingdom and also appears to lack respect for Saudi's history. I do not blame the government, sadly the population have fallen for the propaganda of the West's ideological attack. One thing I will agree with is learning from the past, if you look at how the Kingdom came to be you will understand truly why it benefitted. Sadly, liberal secularists will most likely pave the same path they have in our Western democracies: crime, drug use, deppression, high suicide rates, and the list goes on. Furthermore, what I also found interesting after visiting a friend in the UAE who works in a high gov't position when talking about what's happening in Sauid society, he expressed how shocked even the Emiratis are by the adaption of these changes. The Emiratis allow a lot of stuff in their country but they view it as "for the tourists" where as Saudis are bending over backwards to imitate Westerners.
It's completely dishonest to consider only 2% of history.
Frustrated by confusing & contradictory information, I researched the history of the land we call Israel and Palestine today. Who lived on it first?
Israelites lived in this land 1,658 years before the ancestors of Palestinians. Palestinian ancestral land is the Arabian Peninsula. ‘Palestinian’ is a modern word from the 20th century.
"Syria Palaestina” was the name given by the Romans to Judea after the Bar Kochba revolt, although the name's origins go back even further, being based on the term 'Philistine', the name for a land that at the time belonged to a people who were no longer extant, not as a people nor a political entity
Only the Canaanites and Philistine predate the Israelites. The descendants of Canaanites and Philistine is complex and not entirely resolved
The Israelites arrived C1300 BCE and established the Israelite Kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The Kingdom of Israel fell to the Assyrians in 722 BC, while the Kingdom of Judah was conquered by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.
Next the land changed hands many times, until Arab Muslims conquered it in 638 CE and established an Islamic Caliphate. The Arab population, increasingly identifying as Palestinian particularly in the 20th century, has been a significant part of the social and cultural fabric of the area, especially during the periods of Islamic rule and the Ottoman Empire.
A timeline:
Canaanite Period (c. 3000 - 1200 BCE): The earliest known inhabitants were Canaanites, a Semitic-speaking people.
Philistine Period (c. 1175 - 604 BCE): Philistines settled along the coastal areas, mostly in the Gaza Strip.
Israelite Kingdoms (c. 1020 - 586 BCE): The Israelites, also a Semitic-speaking people, established the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
Assyrian and Babylonian Periods (722 - 539 BCE): Assyrians and Babylonians conquered the region.
Persian Period (539 - 332 BCE): Persia conquered the Babylonian empire, including this area. The Persians later reinstated Israel as a country.
Hellenistic Period (332 - 167 BCE): Conquest by Alexander the Great, followed by the Ptolemaic and Seleucid rules.
Hasmonean Kingdom (167 - 37 BCE): Jewish rule restored after the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids.
Roman Period (63 BCE - 324 CE): The area became a part of the Roman Empire, with Israel remaining a kingdom within that empire, with Rome appointing the king, until AD 44.
Bar Kochba Period (132 CE - 136 CE): Simon bar Kochba let a Jewish revolt and for a short time revived Jewish sovereignty over land, until it was brutally crushed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who renamed Judea as Syria Palaestina to remove any trace of Jewish connection to the land.
Byzantine Period (324 - 638 CE): Christian rule under the Byzantine Empire.
Islamic Caliphate Era (638 CE - 1099 CE): Arab Muslims conquered Jerusalem in 638 CE, introducing Arab rule and Islamic culture to the region. Arabic gradually replaced Aramaic and Greek as the dominant language.
Crusader Period (1099 - 1187 CE): European Christians captured Jerusalem and established the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods (1187 - 1516 CE): Saladin, a Kurdish Muslim leader, defeated the Crusaders. The Mamluks, who were of various ethnicities including Turkic and Circassian, succeeded the Ayyubids.
Ottoman Period (1516 - 1917 CE): The Ottoman Turks controlled the region, and the Arab populace lived under Ottoman rule.
British Mandate (1917 - 1948 CE): British control after World War I. Increased Jewish immigration leads to tensions between Jews and Arabs.
State of Israel (1948 - Present): Reestablished in 1948
The ‘West Bank' is in fact ancient Judea, the land of the Jews. The 'Philistines' lived along the southwest coastline, nowhere near the Judean hills.
But with all this, there has never been a Palestinian state.
Just because the European Jews converted aka King Bulon doesn’t make Palestine land there’s stay in Europe
How can Muslemes persuade Israelis making peaceful life for both of sides
is he in riyadh
Why you Arab nation not united politically like western countries??
Taken aback that a Saudi man is even bringing up the subject of genocide in Gaza. Their apathy and indifference is despicable.
What are these clowns talking about like this isn't a FIRST Good afternoon Mr Ali and Mo❤️🇸🇦🦾😇👋
This is completely delusional about Trump
Of Arabs people I only respect Palestina people
Only
With allow the wealth that Saudi has, why does it still rely on the enemies of Islaam for security and education.
Huge country, with lots of opportunity
Those who dont know history can be easily fooled and duped
Great content, keep it up