The Kingdom
**I originally posted this in Future History, but I don't think that forum gets many readers...So I justify this on the pretense that the schooling, and possible existence (though they are loosely based on real-life people) would have to have changed before, the future...So inshalla I hope it receives a better life here...
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What is referred to in the West as the “Democratization of Saudi Arabia,” or “Orange Revolution” (so named for the Orange turbans worn by its supporters) is referred to in the Arabian nation and throughout the Arabic-speaking world as “Herka Ghabbana,” roughly translating as “Turban Movement,” (but more specifically refers to the traditional orange two-piece turban, formerly an obsolete fashion piece of folklore, now once again a common sight and adapted for modern dress)is, in reality, a series of drastic political, societal, and importantly to its existence, cultural upheavals with rough beginnings during the first election of 50% of the members of the Consultative Assembly in 2020, and reaching its generally recognized inception with the “Rabii’ ash-Shabab,” or “Youth Spring” in April of 2023 with the appointing of the Movement’s five key leaders, the youngest ever in each of their respective positions and most radical appointments at its time in Saudi and Middle Eastern history:
All were the youngest in their positions history, and, what was perhaps most widely discussed in Western and even local circles- all received their university schooling in the United States. Whether this background was necessary for the events that were to unfold, perhaps the world and academic scholars maybe never know. However what is known are the facts, that with the rise of these five young, attractive, educated and revolutionary government ministers, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle Eastern politics, and perhaps Global interactions would never quite be the same.
This is their story: A testament to the belief that a handful, a literal handful of patriots, with a cause, is all that is needed to bring about change and a Revolution...
**I originally posted this in Future History, but I don't think that forum gets many readers...So I justify this on the pretense that the schooling, and possible existence (though they are loosely based on real-life people) would have to have changed before, the future...So inshalla I hope it receives a better life here...
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What is referred to in the West as the “Democratization of Saudi Arabia,” or “Orange Revolution” (so named for the Orange turbans worn by its supporters) is referred to in the Arabian nation and throughout the Arabic-speaking world as “Herka Ghabbana,” roughly translating as “Turban Movement,” (but more specifically refers to the traditional orange two-piece turban, formerly an obsolete fashion piece of folklore, now once again a common sight and adapted for modern dress)is, in reality, a series of drastic political, societal, and importantly to its existence, cultural upheavals with rough beginnings during the first election of 50% of the members of the Consultative Assembly in 2020, and reaching its generally recognized inception with the “Rabii’ ash-Shabab,” or “Youth Spring” in April of 2023 with the appointing of the Movement’s five key leaders, the youngest ever in each of their respective positions and most radical appointments at its time in Saudi and Middle Eastern history:
- Rayan bin Abdullah Al-Ali Alireza of Jeddah as Foreign Minister, and banner-bearer of the Movement;
- Bashir bin Yazeed Al-Enazi of Riyadh and the Al-Enazi tribe as Governor of the Ha’il Province;
- Abdulhalim bin Yousef Al-Abdulaziz Al-Qahtani as Governor of Qassim;
- Samr bint Yasser Al-Abdulrahman Alireza, also of the powerful Hejazi family Alireza as Saudi Ambassador to the United Nations; and
- Dr. Fatima bint Abu al-Hussayn Al-Hamel, perhaps the most controversial of the appointments, a female Shiah, as Minister of Labor & Social Affairs.
All were the youngest in their positions history, and, what was perhaps most widely discussed in Western and even local circles- all received their university schooling in the United States. Whether this background was necessary for the events that were to unfold, perhaps the world and academic scholars maybe never know. However what is known are the facts, that with the rise of these five young, attractive, educated and revolutionary government ministers, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle Eastern politics, and perhaps Global interactions would never quite be the same.
This is their story: A testament to the belief that a handful, a literal handful of patriots, with a cause, is all that is needed to bring about change and a Revolution...
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