Here’s an encouraging development; a liberal Saudi Arabian with a weblog, now added to our anti-idiotarian page: The Religious Policeman. (Hat tip: Shari.)

UPDATE: I really want to find signs of moderation and civilization in the Arab world. But this may not be one.

A person calling himself Alhamedi Alanezi, the blogger who is linked above, posted comments at LGF here with that name, and here with the name “Sol Rosenblum,” and was banned for using multiple names.

My BS detector is going off, big time. Either Alhamedi the Saudi blogger is a complete fake, a Saudi plant, or his liberalism stops at the subject of Israel (and apparently, his sense of decency too, because posting with the name “Sol Rosenblum” is an especially scurrilous thing to do).

UPDATE: I’ve removed the block on Alhamedi Alanezi, and I hope he’ll comment to explain the situation described above.

UPDATE: I just discovered that one of the blocks against “Alanezi/Rosenblum” was still in place, because he tried to post a comment and was blocked. I’ve removed this second level, and if you’re still reading this, I’d like to read your explanation.

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