Basmah bint Saud Quotes & Sayings
14 most famous Basmah bint Saud quotes and sayings (businesswoman). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“Our constitution should be inspired by the philosophy of the Koran with principles that are set in stone and not open to the whims of individual judges, as is the case now. In particular, the constitution should protect every citizen's basic human rights regardless of their sex, status or sect. Everyone should be equal before the law.”
“Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature.”
“We have ministers who are incapable of doing what has been ordered from above because there is no follow up, because there are no consequences. If you are poor man and you steal, your hand is cut off after three offences. But if you are a rich man, nobody will say anything to you.”
“Our religious police has the most dangerous effect on society - the segregation of genders, putting the wrong ideas in the heads of men and women, producing psychological diseases that never existed in our country before, like fanatacism.”
“There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.”
“If China was like the moon, then arriving in Saudi Arabia was Mars. At least you can see the moon from Earth.”
“The way women today are treated in Saudi Arabia is a direct result of the education our children, boys and girls, receive at school.”
“Early Islam was a time of great creativity. Scholars excelled in sciences and literature. Our religion should not be a shield behind which we hide from the world but a driving force that inspires us to innovate and contribute to our surroundings. This is the true spirit of Islam.”
“My father established the first women's university in the kingdom, abolished slavery, and tried to establish a constitutional monarchy that separates the position of king from that of prime minister.”
“I am a very public person. I have nothing to hide.”
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