Posted on 05/04/2008 1:39:26 AM PDT by flowerplough
It's probably as revolutionary and groundbreaking as Mozart gets these days. A German-based quartet staged Saudi Arabia's first-ever performance of European classical music in a public venue before a mixed gender audience.
The concert, held at a government-run cultural center, broke many taboos in a country where public music is banned and the sexes are segregated even in lines at fast food outlets.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
The 12th century savages don’t deserve such greatness.
Have you read these comments?
"His brother, Saud, dismissed the notion that gatherings involving men and women together might one day become the norm.
"Saudi society wouldn't accept it. And girls aren't used to such mixed gatherings," he said, adding that if he had a sister, she certainly would not have been allowed to attend."
From a Western Man's perspective: Clueless!
“But not everyone was impressed.”
Music to read this thread by...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQUFQ_N0JI8&feature=related
(Nobody with a reasoning mind is impressed with your culture...Mohammed Saudi)
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