Saudi Arabia on October 26, 2013

So I came across this website during one of my browsing, and I think it's going to be a really exciting event. If they do actually create some sort of pressure on the parliament to seriously address the issue of women driving in Saudi, then this event could actually be successful. Not to be naive but women have tried to stir public attention in the past and it didn't necessarily go very well. There is an argument that Saudi women don't really want to drive ignoring the large numbers that actually do. However, if the ban on women driving were to be lifted, women who want to drive can whereas the latter can simply choose not to. In this sense, no one will be forced to do what they don't want to do.

Good luck to the women over there.

For those interested, I found this link after I stumbled across this blog: Saudi Women Driving

Look out for IGN Convention on Oct 18 & 19

During my time abroad, I came across maybe two posts of these conventions held in Bahrain, and I was always sad that I couldn't attend, well because .. I was abroad. And now it's here again. I thought these types of events were not very popular in the Middle East but here it is. I'm not a die hard fan of anime or video games but I've always wanted to attend these types of events. I'm pretty sure I'll like them though I won't share many interests with the visitors. I hear anime like Naruto and Bleach are too main stream and that's pretty much what I watch, along with FMA, One Piece, Death Note and others.

The event will be held on October 18th and 19th (just a few weeks away) at the Bahrain Exhibition Centre from 10 AM to 10 PM. Pretty convenient for those leading the working life as it falls in the weekends. There will be cosplay competitions (excited to see that), video game tournaments and discussions. The IGN website mentioned the appearance of four special guests: Kevin Nash, Keiji Inafune, Omar Hussain, and Baraa Abdallah.

So if you're into this, tickets are already out at 5 dinars (my kinda ticket) and VIP tickets at 50 dinars. The IGN Convention Bahrain has a Facebook event page and a main website.

Will break my piggy bank this weekend and hope I find what I need. *sigh*