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9 posts · joined 2006-12-2

Fahad Albutairi is a Saudi geophysicist and University of Texas alumni. Born and raised in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, he is currently working in Saudi Aramco, the largest oil-producing company in the world. He is the former vice president of the Arab Student Association at UT, co-founder and former Technical Support Chair of the Middle East Culture Club at UT-Austin, and is a former member of the National Arab American Journalists Association (UT Chapter). As of recent, he is also a member of the Saudi IT Club, a non-profit organization situated in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and established by a group of promising, young Saudi who share an interest in information technology.

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April 1st, 2008

Saudi Arabia: Electronic Games - The Good, the Bad, and the Overlooked

A small portrait of the translator Fahad Albutairi · 22:49 · Middle East & North Africa
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The newly-founded Saudi Information Technology Club, a non-profit organization established by young, Saudi IT enthusiasts and situated in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom between the cities of Dammam and Khobar, held a unique initiative which targeted the largely-overlooked subject of the effects of electronic gaming on youth. Fahad Albutairi reports from the session and brings up to date with the gaming scene in Saudi Arabia, where the average Saudi gamer spends an average of $400 annually on new video games. 0 comments  · read »

March 7th, 2007

Saudi Arabia: 2007 Riyadh International Book Fair, Ahmadinejad's Visit to the Kingdom, and More

A small portrait of the translator Fahad Albutairi · 07:18 · Middle East & North Africa
This week's roundup includes more on Saudi broken blogs, Ahmadinejad's first visit to Saudi Arabia, a humble letter to the Saudi Minister of Labor, the capture of suspects of the attacks on French citizens in Madain Saleh, male belly dancers, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles' reassignment as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, ... 1 comment  · read »

February 27th, 2007

Saudi Arabia: Government Cracking Down on Bloggers, New Saudi Ambassador to US, and More

A small portrait of the translator Fahad Albutairi · 09:09 · Middle East & North Africa
A Press frenzy over Saudi school curriculums, a govermental campaign targeting a number of male Saudi bloggers, Anna Nicole Smith, Kareem Amer, forced divorces, a new government program to fight corruption, and much more are keeping the Saudi blogosphere lively. Khloud did a great job at summarizing a recent BBC ... 0 comments  · read »

February 26th, 2007

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Three French nationals, some Muslim, were shot dead in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in what seems to be a militant attack, according to breaking news from Crossroads Arabia.

February 18th, 2007

A Week in the Saudi Blogosphere

A small portrait of the translator Fahad Albutairi · 16:37 · Middle East & North Africa
False assumptions of a Saudi threat to US campuses, a bald Britney Spears, two new Saudi air carriers, Valentine's day, and the infamous "burqini;" all that and much more is in this week's roundup. I noticed many Saudi bloggers referring to the recent happenings in Jerusalem. As it turns out, last ... 2 comments  · read »

December 31st, 2006

The Saudi Blogosphere this Past Week

A small portrait of the translator Fahad Albutairi · 04:17 · Middle East & North Africa
Sleeping blogs, zombie computers, Saudi driving culture, Saddam Hussein's hanging, Arabic MTV, Saudi lesbian bloggers, Christmas, and more in this week's roundup. Let's get this started... Relating to the demise of the blogging trend, mentioned in last week's roundup, Ahmad published a very interesting post about Saudi "sleeping blogs." The number ... 1 comment  · read »
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