Inside Saudi Arabia: The Fall Of The Crown Prince? (Culture Documentary) | Real Stories

[@ericahanson5463]

There’s a lot of questioning the death penalty while the USA still has it in less humane ways 🤨

[@Wandering_Owl]

I was thinking the same, the audacity...

[@hani786ish]

Yet other Western countries stay quiet about it.

[@msafiri6861]

What less humane ways are you talking about? Do you really think lethal injection (what's commonly used in the US) is less humane than chopping someone's head with an axe, or hanging in public squares? The US also doesn't execute people for simple crimes or without a trial and a chance for appeal. SA executes rape victims, adultery, war on God which can be any simple thing they come up with.

[@ihab-badawy]

exactly

[@patrickanderson9023]

But US (or any other country for that matter) don’t have public execusions.

[@michaelotieno6524]

If anyone invites the documentary maker for tea at a Saudi Consulate i hope he says no.

[@tmuziringa]

You will be Kashoggied

[@touringthecitywalking9209]

@Tendai Muziringa 'Kashoggied'! 😂😂

[@theWME]

@@touringthecitywalking9209 its not funny! the man was chopped in pieces and had his remains burnt and crushed.

[@teddyraffudeen7056]

You bet. Clever. The bone-saw brigade are waiting in the wings.

[@dro258]

@@tmuziringa sei sei Mdara bo

[@thesixth2330]

that poor cat was still alive!!!! It broke my heart.. :(

[@shaheedaessack6142]

The death penalty is also applied in the US. How does it become a 7th century practice.

[@Tainomontana]

Death penalty for murdering is a decent deterrent.

[@Zonnymaka]

Actually it's never been a deterrent and never will be.

[@Mahdi--no8fn]

Thats why most muslim countries(except countries in civil war) have lowest homicide rates(specially compared to USA)

[@garybrunecz7785]

Maybe for the peasant slave class. The ruling class can kill who it wants and start wars or pay someone to kill for them. Money talks bullshit walks. They after are immune and play by their own rules. You wouldn't know that cause you are not a billionaire. As long as you follow their rules and pay taxes to them you are allowed to be as free as they permit. Just a bunch of suckers in the world.

[@alwaysquestionthings8896]

@@Zonnymaka actually saudi arabia is the country with the lowest criminalty including murders 😂 The westnr societies has the highest that shows a lot of the difference between real working laws and man made useless ones

[@alwaysquestionthings8896]

@@garybrunecz7785 just like the elite in america in Europe ! You will find curruption and criminals all over the world only diffrance is that saudis laws reall works and makes difference. ..

[@kairaakhtar1866]

I dont understand.. In the USA your pinned down in a chair and injected or electricuted. What is the difference end result is the same.

[@JC-lj2zq]

Exactly

[@عقبةبننافعبنالقيسالفهري]

Only in some states nowadays but yea true

[@lisastarr6481]

@ands,Maybe it needs to be public in the US. Murders would definitely go way down.

[@lisastarr6481]

Electrocution,hanging is probably worse a person may feel it.

[@sidsid5442]

@@andreaoreill In the civilized Rome people were throwned to hungry lions while the dignitaries watched on laughing.

[@lindiwemhlanga5597]

"No! not anybody drive my car" 🤣 I agree. If I ever buy a Royce Rolls, I'm driving it myself. I don't want anybody to touch it.

[@21VisionPlus]

🙂

[@iviweshandu]

let saudis live the way they want. many countries have been destroyed in the name of democracy, not everyone on earth has to live the same way.

[@jamasoul2798]

Democracy 2000 years old ideology that we have to adopt. Islam 1400 years old beautiful religion yet they force us to evolve to somthing we don't want and see as old ideology

[@real8551]

Exactly look at the so call democratic USA . What a joke. Racism, voter suppression, abortion bans yet resistance to vaccines and mask. Seems pretty democratic to me 🙄

[@tmo2798]

In line.

[@asmamustafa4888]

This is a country kidnapped by its government . They have very little to do with real Islam !!!!

[@MegaSmk]

I fully agree! Everyone stop messing around their neighbours' business. what a wonderful world that would be.

[@House.H]

to give you en example of misinformation, at 32:39 he says 10 millions out of the 20 milions are foreign workers but the truth is out of 30 millions

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

Lina seemed very interesting. Sinan was pressing her too hard. I understand why she responded so carefully

[@Si74l0rd]

Very much so. It was a failure of communication full stop. A good investigative journalist has been working on his sources for months before he goes in country, and as such generally has much more rapport. Had he cultivated it over time, and perhaps given her conditions of anonymity, then she would have probably spoke more to her ideals. But speaking against the royal family is suicide. It's an idiot of a journalist that doesn't understand that! Seems he didn't bother with the investigation bit, just thought he'd ask questions in a very private country, with moderately hard-line religious rule. Just in bad taste. I hope his interviewing of Lina doesn't have unfortunate repercussions for herself or for her programmes. She obviously knows how to walk the line, and she's seeded something that's grown over nearly two decades to something that is beginning to drive positive change for women. She has my enduring respect for pushing the limits in a country that does not encourage anyone to do so, women least of all.

[@filipepedro8272]

@@Si74l0rd U mean controlled media?

[@Si74l0rd]

@@filipepedro8272 I think he and his team walked into a culture they hadn't bothered to learn enough about up front. Usually you start out with a relevant community in your own country, network and gain trust, promise limits and slowly move towards making contacts in country, who you then cultivate for a period. It's like the difference between cold calling, and calling back a solid lead. One might work, but it's spur of the moment, no preparation. I prefer to do my research up front, I think it's unprofessional to do otherwise. And he very nearly embarrassed Lina by trying to push her to criticism, a position she really can't afford. I honestly don't care if it's a one man band or CNN doing in country docus, but I dislike unprofessional behaviour, especially when it puts members of the community at risk. Doubly so in this instance because she's been building her organisation for a long time and has a good foothold on making changes over generations. I don't expect quick change, but it's programmes like Lina's that will lead to lasting changes for women in Saudi. I support her goals. Change has to come from within, and it is, it's just slow. But none of the developed world went from caves to mansions without causing pollution, wars, and out of control expansion. I think it's hypocritical to expect other cultures to change overnight to align with those values. Especially when I disagree with many of the values in the developed world! Rampant commercialism, disposable society, the widening wealth divide. I wouldn't wish those things on any developing country. I'd rather see them do better than we did, and they're not going to learn that from us, no matter how enlightened we think our societies are. I look at all sources and try and form a composite picture of the situation from the given facts, if they're supported. I don't really trust any one source of news anymore. I just hoover it up like a blue whale hoovering silt up from the sea floor, and try and extract the details from the hype or spin, with each source. I like in country documentaries, done well, preferably by a small tight crew who do it frequently, because they give relevant first hand knowledge. At least some of the time.

[@alwaysquestionthings8896]

Any politician must be careful speaking on camera its not just in saudi arabia

[@cmiamt2007]

Her expressions during the interview was revealing. Especially in her position as a sworn servant of the Saudi government. Every sentence can pose a danger for her and her family.

[@foxfly2372]

If you don't like Saudi Arabia or anything about their religion, traditions, and people then don't go there. Leave them alone.

[@MON98]

Bruh the west love taking jabs at the east but say what you want the east stands their ground, the country is ruled by a ruler. Unlike every country in west whose leader is an absolute joke. Look at Boris, a complete bellend. Look at Biden made a joke by the people he "leads". In saudi you go into any hotel there's an image of the crown prince and his predecessors. The people understand that yes they might do things wrong here and there but in the end as muslims we advise the ruler in a respectful manner. Naturally there's gonna be a ton of things that people in the west do not agree with but they need to understand. We're muslims our principals and what we live by wont bend because someone's feeling are hurt or because they don't agree with it. We live by our law you live yours. Learn about the shariah and why it's the most just law that will ever be implemented on this earth. But be open minded don't look at the law through your western ideals and standards.

[@feimohach]

@@MON98 👍

[@frankzappa951]

@@MON98 Alhamdulillah

[@theWME]

It was a Saudi Parliamentarian who said that majority of Saudis are extremists.

[@MON98]

@@mdstate829 you've never seen the prophet (peace be upon him) but you call him ugly? You're a complete fool. You're jus a bit pissy because unlike you we stand by our principals and ideals. We've never bent to what society demanded. You did. The result? You have people that can't fathom the basic understanding of genders. Work on your society before you evan dream of attacking this religion. We don't abandon what we believe in. But it's just like your kind to do so.

[@LouLou-vk5xm]

He trying to get that lady killed! Stop asking her those questions.

[@AllHope23]

Was our guy using Dutch to hide what he was saying? If so, that was smart.

[@noreenvarda8746]

He s free to choose to converse with you AND with his Countrymen SIMULTANEOUSLY! That don t bother me!! Why she it be a bother??

[@007streetglider7]

Great documentary 👍

[@hayaglamazonluxe]

This documentary series was great. I am only a little hesitant on Sinan asking ordinary people what they think about politically sensitive issues. You can feel nervous for them. Fantastic series none the less.

[@skylarleanna3020]

I agree! Amazing series and needed to be done. But repercussions have already come for some and every time he talks to a woman or a elderly person I worry…

[@tammymize2807]

Agreed, hide their face!

[@annastormhold1151]

Excatly it would have been more successful if he picked who will interviewed better these people are scared

[@skylarleanna3020]

@@annastormhold1151 I’m not even worried about the success of the film. I feel it was done well. I’m just scared for the safety of most of these people.

[@skylarleanna3020]

@@annastormhold1151 in my opinion of he blurred faces and didn’t give the info on where they were and who they were their safety would be much higher

[@a.g1985]

Are you planning to liberate them from their own way of life? Keep your supremacy to yourself.

[@10laws2liveby]

As an American I find a country dedicated to religious principals refreshing. As a Christian concerned that our church has lost its way, if indeed it ever had one, seeing as how it was the Romans that plotted a course more inline with domination than guidance.I also worry that Islam and christianity have both stray'ed from the intentions our One God intended for his people. A purpose I believe which was to guide people on a corse of enlightenment so we can live in harmony with one another. So far we failed miserably in that pursuit. The many reasons for our failure I will not go into here, but the chief reason being, man tries to usurp the supreme being whenever he comes to power.

[@teddyraffudeen7056]

You are enlightened by God’s grace and wisdom. Peace and blessings on you.

[@10laws2liveby]

@@teddyraffudeen7056 And blessing be apon you also my brother.

[@zarits11mode23]

@@10laws2liveby god bless us all 🇹🇳✌☪️✝️

[@howo357]

As an atheist I don't agree. Main reason human progress has advanced this far the past 200 and got out of medieval times is because most so called Christan countries have become secular. We have evolved enough to not use religions to teach morality

[@dingosmith9932]

@@howo357 hear hear!

[@andreadraper6533]

Excellent documentary👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿Thoroughly enjoyable👏🏿 I learned so much🙏🏿

[@chai_r]

The guy at around 37 minute time talking about how maids and the locals are fine, total bs.

[@MohamedShou]

What’s total BS?

[@freeyow4405]

maids are treated ruthlessly, its the worst humanitarian issues they have and the world doesnt know. This people kill maids the way they feel like

[@kamoon1000]

@@freeyow4405 what are u talking about? I am from Saudi Arabia and I never heard that someone torture a maid!! But I have heard a lot of story about maids kill kids for black magic! Our maid lived with us around 11 years she was go to her country and always come back! She still contact with my mom! Most the family I know are like us! I will not say that all the families are good! But the maids can call the companies that they work with and leave! No one can force them to stay!

[@nazaninahmad8532]

@@kamoon1000 LMAOOOO of course someone from saudi would say that. There r so many maids that get their passportstaken away and get paid a smaller amount then what was agreed during employment

[@kamoon1000]

@@nazaninahmad8532 lol that’s is impossible to get paid smaller than what they agreed upon! There is a process and the companies check after we them even if they are delayed the payment! There was a problem in the past but they improve the process to watch the families that break the rules.

[@aprillondon11]

Beautiful country, but I'm scared to visit.

[@amraloraifi5170]

That was filmed few years ago, none of that even exists. Btw it's really safe idk why he's just showing one side of Saudi

[@hamzabouteraa2027]

Habibi don't come then. Wallahi we're good without you. Please, don't come.

[@jubernardi23]

Why visit this country if has any other much better than this one??it is 🗑

[@mumtazmahomed854]

No need to be scared. Its safe. People are nice and helpful to tourist.

[@hamzabouteraa2027]

@@jubernardi23 You never went. The only garbage country on the planet is the one your dad is from

[@LEXLEXization]

Who said western ways are better??

[@victorg9164]

Well you want to do communism let's go for it then

[@LEXLEXization]

@@victorg9164 Tjeir way seems to work for them; everybody is rich and peaceful. What else could you want. The west wants to introduce democracy so that they start fighting for power and then they'll come and steal their oil

[@dickiesdocos]

Perhaps women?

[@touringthecitywalking9209]

@@LEXLEXization And also forcefully sell their destructive weapons in billions!

[@Isaalicious]

@@dickiesdocos in islam woman have a very high status..only if more Muslim men will treat us the way prophet Muhammad saw said they should

[@MjoePta]

great doccie....im South African but this was very interesting to watch

[@juwainvirgo]

My homie🇿🇦

[@MjoePta]

@@juwainvirgo lol u know!!!!

[@amazingave9334]

dankie magents... lol ngiyabonga

[@lifebotshelo2134]

Location sila 🇿🇦😂🤣

[@MjoePta]

@@lifebotshelo2134 nazoooo

[@mamunahmed892]

Those parts showing 'poverty' are where the migrant workers live, not for Saudi citizens. They in fact reside in government funded housing or on their ancestral homes.

[@cmiamt2007]

I read a story on Dubai, all foreigners are housed according to the jobs they were hired to do. The Saudi Arabia employer decides on the quality of their housing & welfare during their time of employment. For Westerners they have it good, I have friends who are there earning a good salary. However for those coming from neighboring countries not so good.

[@danish91ify]

I agree, this person Sinan is just showing his own Persian-sided bias in trying to show the world that Saudi Arabia is a poor, only a desert country when in reality it is far from that.

[@makeupchannal5568]

Please leave them alone !let them do what they want.

[@jamiegrieve5875]

I would love to visit Saudi Arabia and I have been told that the people there are the most hospitable and friendly people around!

[@BeezyNgeezY-ul1nu]

lol whatever they kill foreigners, generations manipulated by a wahhabist form of islam when king faisal was made to welcome banished Imams from Syria.

[@peterdawson2384]

You must be joking , I lived there in the 70's. Jedda is the arsehole of the world and Riyadh is 500 miles up it !

[@jamiegrieve5875]

@@peterdawson2384 really how come what was it like please?.. how were the people there?

[@hassansidibe5208]

Those are lies

[@outlawandoutdoorstv9901]

Ya i promise if your a westerner especially a woman u dont belong anywhere in the middle east without at least a batallion of infantryman and a M16 .. And by the way this is where the Bin Laden family hails from .

[@sidstovell2177]

An eye-opener, thank you.

[@Aalliiiq]

Even Socretes said that voting isn't a right it's a skill. Allowing everyone to vote could lead to a catastrophe. You need well informed and qualified citizens in order for a healthy democracy

[@terintiaflavius3349]

The US founding fathers said the same thing. An educated citizenry was to bring prosperity and good governance and an uninformed citizenry brings doom and corruption

[@sherlockgnomes8971]

@@terintiaflavius3349 US founding fathers 😂😂😂 you talk as if it was just an empty land with no people there before

[@asmamustafa4888]

The ' Shura ' they're speaking about is supposed to be equivalent to democracy, but they apply non , its a country kidnapped by a very corrupt royal family .

[@goldsteinist]

Hungary is a good example of this truth..

[@alwaysquestionthings8896]

Thats how hitler came to power ! DEMOCRACY

[@Gokce-Aysun]

High quality documentary here. Also... I never understood or appreciated how massive and vast Saudi Arabia looks. The terrain and the other natural characteristics are beautiful.

[@Gabofele_Nthwane]

The place (Abha) you refer to in the documentary as poor happens to be the greenest region in Saudi Arabia I lived there and there you would find some stone carved houses 1500 metres above sea level as old as 300 years old (some UNESCO world heritage sites are located there) It's for this reason you might find people there a bit conservative yet welcoming

[@mljcool]

That is the nicest people in that area. This guy is a lair and miss representing the people of this country. he want to send a scary message to the world.

[@psihostrumpf6233]

@@mljcool I don't think that he is aiming his critique towards common people, but rather towards governing figures. Also he doesn't need to scare the world, world is already aware of that society. The ''world of tomorrow'' that is afraid of women? Future world ruled by yesterday tribal laws? Ubermensch of arabian world mentality? Dirty business connections? Sponsorships of ''unfriendly'' groups? A muslim world that doesn't accept their less fortunate brothers and sisters from war torn places, to mention just few things? Naaaah... thank you. Some things you cannot buy with money and gold. Some things you pay with pain of ripping open your own heart and mind... like freedom and worth of your mothers and sisters, daughters and wives. I could not look them in the eyes if i knew that only my physique and willingness to slap them is making them behave ''properly'' instead of a respect that i earned from them by treating them with love, care and respect equally and then some more on the top. What a strange idea, isn't it?

[@picilocarnal]

@@mljcool Saudi Arabia’s prince MBS (Jared Kusner’s friend) is the one who scares me the most, specially since he orchestrated the vicious killing of Kashoggi.

[@dom1abc1mbc]

@@psihostrumpf6233 all of what you said is only fed to you by propaganda such as this one.

[@psihostrumpf6233]

@@dom1abc1mbc Then thank you for all of the counter-propaganda efforts! Even though i struggle with recognizing and isolating out your counter-arguments, i know i should accept them. For - who am i to doubt your final judgement? If you say that women have rights equal to the rest of human beings... then they do! We can now all be happy for them! If you say there is no tribal influences, then who is this funny crown-prince's adviser to say that tribes are alive and well? If you say that foreign workers are living a time of their lives, then who are that ungrateful thousands and their families to say that they are treated as dogs? Say that there is no funky business at highest levels. Say there is no ''aryans of the Middle East'' mentality. Say that Saudia opened its doors of plenty for their less lucky brothers and sisters. Say it, make it real. Make it truth by simply saying it... You see where am i going with this?

[@mememan777]

A Saudi can never be a maid 😂😂 What a mentality.

[@jacketjackson3788]

But they are in Europe

[@erigirl9358]

@@jacketjackson3788 no they don't unless they ran away from their parents

[@jacketjackson3788]

@@erigirl9358 80% of Saudis are very poor in Saudi Arabia

[@teddyraffudeen7056]

@@jacketjackson3788 Yeah. The 25,000 princes have monopolized the oil wealth

[@georgef1176]

I gotta say I do agree, if you intentionally murder someone you should die yourself. That just seems too make sense. Be heading in a square not so much.

[@noreenvarda8746]

ThTs international Law too!

[@mustaphaadamu6218]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 wonderful documentary

[@annastormhold1151]

Linas physical movements could show how uncomfortable she was with those questions those weren’t get real answers. Good questions asked to wrong/limited people did they know you were going to ask those questions? That looked like an ambush

[@canmima6529]

It's a freaking question, not an interrogation! Come on!!!!

[@khabirmujahid8132]

You're right. He was asking those questions to the wrong person. She runs a rec center for kids, she's explaining the importance of physical movement in Islam and he's asking her about Jamaal and the death penalty. #Crazy

[@mumtazmahomed854]

I lived in Saudi for the last 3 years. 2019 till 2021. I witness many changes and reforms including women rights. I would love to return and live there but sad with Saudisation that they 'doing away' with expats. 😢 Miss Saudi Arabia😍

[@asmamustafa4888]

People there , are Not allowed to speak their minds , so it doesn't make a difference anyway

[@alwaysquestionthings8896]

@@asmamustafa4888 people are not allowed to speak their mind in the west either so whats ur point ? There is always powerful elites in all societies some more then others only thing that the west does their work better to hide it !

[@berlynify]

(24:32) RE: capital punishment/death penalty - "we do not question G:)d sent laws. . there are things that are G:)d sent that we cannot change".. wow! The first I've heard that said..extraordinary. One can only imagine, what else "G:)d" has in store for 'evil doers' & 'sinners.' .. Lina could've left it at "we do not question". WOMAN. LIFE. FREEDOM.

[@Billionaires29]

Journalist has an agenda.

[@dom1abc1mbc]

ikr, can we have a less propagandist journalist next time? imagine someone makes a documentary about US and all he talks about there is the torture in abu ghraib, gitmo, and war crimes around the world

[@bubblegumfacebabe]

its a series, this is 1 out of 5 parts

[@mercyetgracerealtors7996]

Good documentary. , Whao! Nice to see that chewing sticks are used in other places too. We have them in Africa,very medicinal to fight decays, plaques etc. My grandmother used it all through her life, died at 95, and never visited dentist once.✌️

[@Costal790]

God opened my eyes to truth and became a muslim years ago and started using miswak. I don’t even see the so called “religious” people using it here in Europe. But as time passes I’m finding more and more benefits. Lately I got to know that it makes your face muscles stronger and define your face features, making you look more handsome. Countless rewards in this world and the next for being a true muslim.

[@nyangeaisha3143]

Masha Allah brother i want to buy one too

[@jamasoul2798]

@@Costal790 knowledge is always important 👌. May Allah bless you and increase you always in knowledge. Salaam from Djibouti 🇩🇯

[@Costal790]

@@nyangeaisha3143 I can send you the link later إن شاء الله

[@Costal790]

@@jamasoul2798 Yes. May Allah bless tou!

[@brendastephenson6006]

I lived and worked in Saudi Arabia for ten years and loved every moment.These portrayals Issued by this and other journalists of the country always puzzle me by the way they slant everything that isn’t Western as bad. I and many Western citizens treasure their experience and memories of life there and dream we could be so lucky to be back there.I hope they don’t change too much. The Western view of their freedom is an illusion as far as I’m concerned.

[@eva1780]

Most likely you were not married to Saudi and you could maintain your free status as a Westerner woman working in Saudi Arabia..My experience from Islamic world is different.Very nice friendly people yet as a woman I was greatly ignored.I agree this perception comes from Western mind yet I met Saudi young women in Chicago wearing miniskirts since they were on vacation in the US and their Islam and Holly Land was far away so no big deal to show skin...Women's freedom depends on Saudi women only

[@samysnes]

Go try to be a muslim saudi woman and marry a saudi muslim man. What people despise is not the treatment of women from the outside. It's the treatment of women from the inside.

[@eva1780]

@@samysnes I disagree. Being a Muslim man does not mean he treats women bad at home.

[@samysnes]

I'm not talking about being a wife beater. I'm talking about the fact that islam as a religion is misogynistic. So even if your husband treats you decently at home, he still views you as inferior. And it's not just the relationship with your husband that counts. You get treated as a lower human anywhere you go. You have massive sets of rules and restrictions that apply only to you because you are a woman. You are controlled by your father, your husban, your sons even. Stop trying to defend that, you are making a fool of yourself.

[@eva1780]

@@samysnes I am not defending anything.I agree with you in general yet I would be careful with strong statements.In Oman women got their right to vote in 1942 I believe compare to women in Switzerland who were able to vote in 1974 There are many other events and rights in Islam worth of mentioning but yes it is a man's world.My girlfriends married to Kuwait and Oman and they are loving it.I strongly believe it all depends...

[@Tom-us9yb]

Well done , thanks for the insight. 🖖

[@ANZACJugger0]

I love the realistic pragmatism that they understand western style democracy may not and probably wont work in a society that doesnt have a culture of democracy.

[@martin4819]

Totally agree. I think in the West we get hung up on the idea that democracy is always what’s best for a country. In most cases I’d say that’s true but there are certain countries where it probably isn’t. China for example just had way too many people so it needed to have a strong authoritarian center who could implement a plan. Their success was their ability to marry Communism with capitalism. KSA needed to divorce itself from church and that wasn’t going to happen in a democracy. The irony is in the US we have the electoral college. I’m no expert on that stuff but I have to believe such a system was a “safeguard” where the government will allow a democracy to exist until it thinks the people made a really bad mistake 😂

[@maggiebugden9463]

Interesting real indeed. Watching in KZbin thank you

[@ninettaflores7515]

What about the horror they are doing to Yemen. It is a sin and a shame. I remember Princess Misha Al read her story then tell me you agree with these terrible murderers of innocent people of Yemen

[@BOB-wo2nb]

Seems Iran is causing just as much horror in Yemen

[@XavierMaxEtienne]

I'm amazed of some of the comments, one has to know Saudi before and after MBS, changes are incredible, the progression MBS brought to Saudi is real and based on tangible facts! However, since its inauguration the old guards looses grip and the Iran back ethnies mainly in the East Coast of Saudi took advantage and started destabilisation and terrorism campaigns. I can fully understand why MBS need to hit hard on these renegades, after all MBS's choice is simple: "Either quash Iran backed terrorism and move forward with his long term vision" or "Let these Iran backed militias create troubles and fail to implement his long term vision"! In political and sociology sciences it is well known that Muslim countries, moreover new democracies, the State has to fulfil growth and give a reason for youths to live decently. Should it fail to implement successful social and economical reforms, youths will turn either to criminality or to fundamentalism, and such failed states will become a breeding ground for organisations like ISIS or Al Qaeda! Therefore I fully support MBS, his vision and his long term projects, such as reducing Saudi's economy dependence on petrol, creation of amazing and environmentally friendly tourism projects like the one on the central west coast of the Red Sea! In a nutshell, before making stupid comments about Saudi or MBS, I would strongly suggest you to spend a bit a time in Saudi and start to appreciate its country rich culture and amazing wealth!

[@alainportant6412]

Yeah but they're just arabs so ultimately it can only get that good.

[@NoGMOGod]

All that glitters is not gold.

[@noreenvarda8746]

BUT ! ......who decides on Life & Death? Is it the King, the Saudi Royal Family member or a Jury Selected & ElecTed by the PEOPLE??

[@frankzappa951]

I would love to travel all round Saudi. Best time of my life was 2019 Hajj with my elderly father. Left my heart in Madinah and loved all the special places we visited, Makkah, Mina, Muzdalifa. Masjid Al Haram, Masjid Al Nawabi beautiful heart warming places.

[@theWME]

whatever

[@frankzappa951]

@Adil Jabour Insha’Allah

[@frankzappa951]

@Adil Jabour I wan to do Hajj again but in my beautiful mother’s name. She has no mobility due to age and accident but is a wonderful mother and human being. May Allah grant me this Hajj in my mother’s name , Aameen

[@rid9160]

I don't like the Saudi government or any who claim to be royalty but I found this documentary a bit strange and pointless apart from a nice tour of the country. I had to ask myself what was the main subject question that was investigated 🤔he kept jumping from subject to subject.

[@luv2travel2000]

Agree with you. 💯

[@ihab-badawy]

the main subject that he wants to give a bad image of saudi arabia , it's laws , it's royal family and it's people ... it so clear and simple this guy and who pay him are haters with smiles

[@anesarivera1174]

I’m not sure you can call this a documentary, I think this wording was put in the title to get more attention/viewers. I had to stop watching it half-way through, it was very clear that the journalist biased mindset, based on some of his questions and other non-verbal cues. A documentary by definition is supposed to be objective and educational in nature. Usually I enjoy watching the ‘Real Stories’ reporting but this was bad. I think we already have plenty of media outlets that tell us what they want us to think, please let us form our own opinions.

[@jumatron2060]

They forget their job is to be a vessel of information and not to brainwash.

[@alialghamdi.1804]

This documentary was filmed in 2017. They've mentioned religious police, closing shops for prayer times... It's 2021 non of that exists and the country has changed a lot ever since.

[@Omer1996E.C]

We consider this a negative side actually

[@Omer1996E.C]

انت عاجبك القانون هذا؟

[@alialghamdi.1804]

@@Omer1996E.C اي عاجبتني القوانين الجديدة

[@Omer1996E.C]

@@alialghamdi.1804 قلت القانون هذا خصوصا، ما القلت القوانين الجديدة كلها

[@hamzabouteraa2027]

Stop making it sound like removing the religious police is a good thing. Enta if you dont like it there, then pack up and etlaa back to america or france.

[@mljcool]

This is the most unreal stories program. This is very deceitful representation of this country, You went to judge this country in a western examination microscope. This is very unfair. You did not even tempted to understand or explain the tradition or the religion. I do not agree with the Saudi Government but your representation is just as wrong and deceitful as they are. You kept saying to the people "Asalamu Alecom" but obviously you did not mean it.

[@WJWeber]

What does he need to understand? The whole doc is literally just going and seeing what this reform is. Of course it’s a western microscope. Many in the west think a lot of this stuff is just wrong.

[@dom1abc1mbc]

@@WJWeber imagine someone makes a documentary about US and all he talks about there is the torture in abu ghraib, gitmo, and war crimes around the world

[@fahmidamirakbar8692]

why this man is asking is this conservative country . saudi people dont know about humanity . Islam is not conservative its relegion of peace and haya

[@skylarleanna3020]

Also I have never seen someone with that skin tone have natural red hair. It’s beautiful . But please I feel you are praying all the weak and old to talk. I know this documentary is needed but I fear for their safety. Especially after the first woman in the first documentary disappeared after talking.

[@fearandloathing75]

Henna is used for the red tones on hair and skin tattooing. Both men and women.

[@skylarleanna3020]

@@fearandloathing75 oooh that makes sense ! Looks really nice with his skin tone and eues

[@ChromeMan04]

It’s henna lmao

[@noreenvarda8746]

KHAAA🙄🤔😲😫

[@noreenvarda8746]

EwE! !

[@tawhid5591]

Bismillah. Can someone give me the name in arabic (or preferably the link to the location) of the place mentioned at 17:54 (Nahj al haram)? Thanks in advance.

[@abbasshash565]

Lesson learnt: Never be fooled by the charm of a western journalist. What matters for him is the juicy story. For you that may cost your livelihood and even your life in repressive regimes like SA.

[@dom1abc1mbc]

ikr what a tool tryin to jeapordize that woman, even she said ARE YOU SERIOUS? makingg women uncomfortable is probably his main job

[@mudani2300]

Content 💯

[@CherryPBx]

To be honest, I agree with older man wanting to keep their identity safe. We have seen what "modernisation" has done to many other countries around the world. At the end of the Day that their country and we should respect their rules.

[@camilosittegassevol2944]

Stop using your mobile phone

[@KSA3BooDSs]

@@camilosittegassevol2944 Go drink water plz

[@jead7573]

I wonder in what year this was recorded

[@kirkseltzer4899]

I'm 42 and have been Muslim for 20 years. I speak Arabic and I would love to live in Saudi. I pray I could leave America and live in Saudi. I would leave today if I had the money but I'm poor. Beautiful country and beautiful people. I could study Islam with the scholars, work and best of all be around Muslim in the land of Islam.

[@Khadiyah01]

May Allah swt give you the best in this life and the hereafter Ameen

[@Khadiyah01]

@Gospel Gospel is this directed to me

[@Khadiyah01]

@Gospel Gospel Alhamdulillah i am a female not your bro I have my own home and run a business Allahumma barak feek Not all muslim women are sitting down in their fathers homes waiting to be saved. How stupid of an assumption to make.

[@Khadiyah01]

@Gospel Gospel take your head out of whatever box it has put itself in.

[@Khadiyah01]

@Gospel Gospel funny i can see this reply without any problem You seem like you need someone to bully.

[@genesis2936]

@37:00 No shame in work, ok we clean the halls after a wedding no diff than cleaning our houses ! In fact, work is honor ! 👍

[@angelinapatt5589]

The cat at 32.23 is still breathing! 😭

[@JC-lj2zq]

Literally scrolling down through the comments reading yours literally with like 2 seconds to go before the cat was shown. Definitely looks as though it had been run over or some had been exposed to some serious kind of abuse. Unfortunately in that part of the world cats amongst other domestic animals dogs etc are on their own if they end up on the streets.

[@ybyb1231]

Alot of stray cats in Saudi Arabia

[@MrTobirama]

20:47 People care but they can’t show it and they choose not to engage in politics out of fear

[@abuhijjra]

Look at how the spy reporter betrayed the trust and filmed, “ sneakily” an area he was not supposed to film. He was not able to get the Sudan men to say terrible things about living there, so he quickly left them.

[@MarkisCouch_1WhatJustHappened]

Interesting!

[@RJFPme]

I can’t imagine being told what to do by those religious police all the time ? It’s not a sign of strength when you must force people to believe what you believe in ?

[@teddyraffudeen7056]

Great comment.

[@ministryofyahushua3065]

Good job.

[@rashid5218]

What’s wrong with being “conservative” or living in a close community? Or you have you own unique traditions? Wouldn’t be the world boring if we all the same ?

[@samysnes]

there's nothing wrong about that. What's wrong is when your traditions include oppressing 50% of your population AKA women. I don't think these women would find it boring to have the same rights as men.

[@puritybenson5008]

@@samysnes causing war and calamities in other countries

[@rashid5218]

Human rights only apply on arabs. Maybe the west need to include homeless people in that category. I believe also visiting your mother once a year is a human rights valuation.

[@samysnes]

@@rashid5218 Lol you know you suck at making arguments when you resort to "but look at this other problem". I'm not particularly a fan of USA either, but I'm intelligent enough to see the problem in Saudi Arabia as well. Stop avoiding the issue by trying to point out flaws in other countries.

[@rashid5218]

@@samysnes no thanks we don’t need anyone 2000 mils away to tell us what’s our problem. We saw what the west did to Afghanistan, iraq and all other countries who basically now a fallen state and we took a life lesson from what we saw.

[@MissOakland510]

I sent this link to a friend in Saudi. No surprise, it was blocked and he couldn't access it.

[@noreenvarda8746]

You shudda figured!! HOn! Now, how you goinna do Hajj??

[@btin1791]

The tooth brush stick lol, common where I grew up, any Ethiopian here😅😅

[@sarahasdfg8248]

This reporting is not fair. Saudi is constantly criticized but has done amazing strides in modernizing in such a short amount of time. Not all western values need to be imposed on other societies and countries. The west doesn't understand Arab culture and society and its not like the west doesn't still have archaic laws or lots of work to do in terms of human rights. The reporter was not respectful in my opinion.

[@TIRCQ]

Great documentary, thank you very much for sharing. I personally believe Saudis are doing good and of course making changes in a country it is never easy, but education and communication is the right path :) Hope to visit Saudi Arabia some day soon. Greetings from Costa Rica Pura Vida!

[@alkhadr1365]

I don't understand these people. Why not let people live the way they feel comfortable even if you don't understand it?! Why do want everyone live like you, eat like you, drink like you, think like you etc?!... Let people be. You kill innocent babies in the west (abortion) but you have a problem with murders getting the death penalty.. unbelievable

[@jamestaylor8577]

Good documentary. The middle east could really benefit from more free and open journalism.

[@blueskyy43]

I would like to school you on this term labeled "The Middle East " first of all Middle East is not a continent their are seven continents in world, middle east is not included.Middle East is derived from the near east the cradle of civilization such civilizations include those of Mesopotamia, ancient Egypt, Hittite,Greek,The Levant,Persia,and the Arabian peninsula. Alfred Thayer Mahan a American Naval strategist coined the term "Middle East" in 1902 from a British Indian Office in the 1850's the term Middle East is problematic it's imprecise, culturally and geographically biased susceptible to misunderstanding and therefore useless in terms of accuracy, when you travel to arabic speaking countries they don't think of themselves of being middle eastern they identify themselves as Semitic people basically they're Arabs.

[@Strome88]

YT could use a crack down on ads...now they are even part of the vids you are watching.

[@teddyraffudeen7056]

Who keeps an eye on the Religious Police?

[@kevin40918]

thats a good question. in Islam,the sinner punishes the sinner. totally wrong.

[@goutvols103]

The Religious Police, Mutawa, has been largely retired. They are no longer in the malls harassing folks to go to prayer and or harass women for not wearing their hajib.

[@ybyb1231]

Religious police? There's no such Religious police in sa anymore.

[@cindysalter1665]

LIVE AND LET LIVE...

[@hamdanbinmohammed4907]

Perfectly said

[@inmyopinion651]

I guarantee after your questions this will be your last trip to Saudi. I don't see them letting you back in.

[@asmaraeritrea7702]

"Yessssssssssssssssssss! from Eritrea

[@skylarleanna3020]

Sir you are so sweet to hold that mans had while you walk but I am so terrified for that weak mans safety now . Such a dangerous place to talk..

[@touringthecitywalking9209]

Correct!

[@rippersubmissionwrestling2704]

That man is one of the village elders, no one would dare harm him!

[@touringthecitywalking9209]

@@rippersubmissionwrestling2704 You never know nowadays because of unpredictable laws under the crazy powers of the MBS!

[@skylarleanna3020]

@@rippersubmissionwrestling2704 if true very good to know

[@rippersubmissionwrestling2704]

@@touringthecitywalking9209 They literally just said on this documentary that Saudi Arabia is made up of Tribes and every tribe has an elder someone who's literally that "an Elder" meaning someone who's the eldest of that tribe is the tribes elder! And you could clearly see that the old man was very well respected as no one in the village said a word about the journalist filming because he was with the Tribal elder!

[@kosovaisalbania3720]

How can you ask her, about the journalist question?? that’s a life or death question for her mate !

[@luv2travel2000]

True. Terrible to put her in that position.

[@kosovaisalbania3720]

@@luv2travel2000 your not being sarcastic?

[@daryjohnmizelle]

Such a medieval system...

[@dom1abc1mbc]

imagine someone makes a documentary about US and all he talks about there is the torture in abu ghraib, gitmo, and war crimes around the world.

[@allysonyoung2771]

Pity the subtitles are in white and so extremely difficult to read.

[@lesliesmith5797]

This was very interesting, I never really knew anything about Saudi Arabia. Thank you

[@dom1abc1mbc]

imagine someone makes a documentary about US and all he talks about there is the torture in abu ghraib, gitmo, and war crimes around the world. is that what you wanted to learn about countries?

[@lesliesmith5797]

@@dom1abc1mbc no, but I guess I have to start somewhere

[@dom1abc1mbc]

@@lesliesmith5797 not very helpful start

[@anthonysaponaro6318]

amazing the old man @15:15 spoke great english language

[@mohammedmuzakkir9803]

Seems like the journalists was looking for all the negativity, he has been paid to do so

[@rider0715]

Or you’ve been paid to make this comment

[@andrewDaMack]

Well there's enough docs out there on the lavish and "positive" side of Saudi Arabia. Its about time we see the other side.

[@marufgado4919]

Fact

[@ragnarandersson2866]

Good document.

[@LibaaxTopG]

Public executions deters crimes. I support Saudi Arabia's stance on capital punishments.

[@teddyraffudeen7056]

So do I. But do the Saudi princes pay for their crimes? Get a grip of reality, Samatar.

[@LibaaxTopG]

@peristera mpazo If a person is forgiven, how can they be punished? If the criminal is poor or rich, they can be forgiven. Statistically, Medina, Saudi Arabia is the safest city in the world for women. Alhamdullilah !!!

[@MonochromaticBlues]

A country who does not care for their people will never rise

[@martinbruno4567]

Presumptions underline a good part of this documentary, not to mention the usual western prejudices. Perhaps we need to question whether or not our value system and political-economic setup is really the only one and, if it's really valid for one and all.

[@tintinillumenati1618]

OOOHH NEEED TO LOOK AT THIS LATER !!

[@205west8]

We Muslims stop everything when the salaat times come even though disbelievers and hypocrites hate it .

[@shake.dr.imam.philosipherm8869]

True

[@ericferguson9989]

The Host is so brainwashed. He sees a knife and exclaims "Oh! Dangerous!" like a frightened sheep.

[@lorrainelollio9071]

I've thoroughly enjoyed all the documentaries he's worked on.

[@aljannahtv7255]

I wonder why the death penalty in US is normal!!! 🤔

[@theWME]

No, it isnt! But they are doing something about it and they surely do not torture, murder and dismember their own citizens in their embassies/consulates!

[@theWME]

US doesnt executes bloggers and even those who committed treason. So your comparison is bizarre!

[@laurametcalf5351]

The US is no different!!

[@cityboylarry2521]

13:52 as a Nigerian I am suprised the Saudis use what we call chewstick to clean thier mouth too. It's very nice and clean too but after that we he toothbrush cause we need to wash the tongue

[@Isaalicious]

It’s a Sunnah for all Muslims

[@cityboylarry2521]

@@Isaalicious oh really but I am Christian and it’s popular in the Christian part of my country

[@Isaalicious]

@@cityboylarry2521 yeah I’m Nigerian too

[@bouboumamiami7919]

interesting documentery and precise views thank you for sharing.

[@noreenvarda8746]

Overall...everything`s good I'm SA!

[@abujeylani8937]

What language we're you speaking (the journalist) when you were not speaking English? Sounds like a Hebrew but I could be wrong.

[@patriciataylor2516]

Dutch

[@abdulbasitabdulsalam5167]

That a society doesn't conform to your standards in the west doesn't make that society repressive or whatever negative terms you have for it. You people in the west should focus on yourself and allow other societies be themselves.

[@Akeem_768]

i agree with you 1000% & i'm a westerner. The arrogance of persons from our region is embarrassing

[@hani786ish]

Foreign workers can speak English and hardworking but the Saudi people are too lazy because they’ve always had a relaxed life. I’ve experienced this when I went to Saudi.

[@apu_apustaja]

That toothbrush didn't look very effective.

[@TerriBingham]

The toothbrushes are natural and work very well.

[@apu_apustaja]

@@TerriBingham I would need to see some solid evidence for that claim (oh, and for the winged horse while we're at it).

[@gandalfthegrey7934]

😂

[@tammymize2807]

Is there toilet paper there yet… for everyone?

[@blueskyy43]

@@tammymize2807 let me enlighten you people in the lslamic faith use water to clean their private parts the word or term is called "Istinjaa" just do some research or ask any practicing muslim in your loco area.

[@deborahsinclair5717]

So we can sell weapons to help people defend themselves but don’t want Americans to be able to defend themselves. Sometimes I don’t think there should be so much classified information.

[@custardgannet4836]

Clown Prince

[@died4us590]

fake prince, as all these documentaries are bs.

[@krystingrant6292]

🤣

[@LiveCustoms]

Haha gotteeeem

[@brotherman7107]

Entire country is ridiculaous Sabbatean Circus project backed by Sabbatean-Frankist ultra-zionist fake-jew sectists and Canaanite-Phoenician death cult western elites from Vatican via London to Washington

[@jedidahbintidaudi8241]

'after dinner we can talk but before that we cannot talk' haaahahaa this lawyer wont play with food hahaaa LOL

[@gisannramharack6332]

Hold on ...did he say 15 out of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.. I didn't even know that..makes me think what is the possibility of another attack??

[@daicekube]

Al Qaida as well as Daesh had plenty of Saudi backers. Wouldn't be surprised if some Saudi money goes to al Shabaab, Boko Haram and al Aaida in Maghreb (AQIM) as well. But then Turkey helped Daesh in Syria. And Qatar is backing Hamas through the Muslim Brotherhood in exile in Q. And Iran is backing Hezbollah in Lebanon as well as Shia in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.

[@SH-wk9xx]

Seems like you don’t know a lot.

[@Girlilla]

And you can thank your own countries for that. Whenever Saudi is involved in war, its because they shook hands with a western leader upon agreeance of a multi billion dollar war deal. Don't ever drag Saudi Arabia into your conspiracies without dragging your dictator into it too. They're all just as guilty as eachother.

[@mcdell6970]

There was no highjackers

[@gisannramharack6332]

@@mcdell6970 what were they?