I am surprised why Arabs treat Indians and Pakistanis so badly. Is it because
they consider them to be inferior?
Young Saudis often harass South Asian foreign workers’
From our correspondent
12 April 2006
JEDDAH — Saudi students have admitted to harassing foreigners, according to a Abdullah Al Mutairi, a teacher. Writing in the Arabic daily Al Watan recently, he said that he had a discussion on why young Saudis hated foreign workers, particularly Indians, Pakistanis and Bangladeshis.
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“The students admitted that they had harassed foreigners, particularly South Asians, in the street,” he said.
One of the students said that a worker on the street used to be a perfect opportunity for them to beat him up and then run away.
Some admitted searching for foreign workers to beat them up, throw eggs at and generally abuse.
When asked, as to why they behaved with them in this manner, some said it was just a fun, nothing more or less. Others said that they thought that the workers were weak and unable to fight back. But there were some other students said that their favourite pastime was to catch cats, kill them and skin them. “I was shocked and disturbed by all this violence and wondered what was triggering such actions on the part of the students,” Al Mutairi said.
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Though the classroom discussion ended, the questions would not remain. “Is this violence only committed by children or can we see it at other levels in other forms? How do older people deal with foreign workers? Do the workers feel that we respect them? Sadly, the rude and sarcastic way we often refer to them sprang to my mind. Can such relationships be called humane? Are they based on equality? Are they in keeping with the tenets of Islam?” he asked himself. Moreover, do Saudis who sponsor and employ foreigners fulfil the conditions of their contracts, “which both we and they have signed?
“How many housemaids never get a day off? "I remember a worker in the school where I work, was on the job punctually. He had not been paid for six months. In the similiar case, I remember another unpaid worker who had asked humbly for payment of his dues, received nothing but curses and insults. It also seems to me that our children’s violent behaviour has its origins and roots in the behaviour and attitudes of adults,” he added.
i was told to shutup and got bashed and PMed by few guppies lol…
