WikiLeaks cables: Saudi princes throw parties boasting drink, drugs and sex

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Ibn Uthaymin

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In what may prove a particularly incendiary cable, US diplomats describe a world of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll behind the official pieties of Saudi Arabian royalty.

Jeddah consulate officials described an underground Halloween party, thrown last year by a member of the royal family, which broke all the country's Islamic taboos. Liquor and prostitutes were present in abundance, according to leaked dispatches, behind the heavily-guarded villa gates.

The party was thrown by a wealthy prince from the large Al-Thunayan family. The diplomats said his identity should be kept secret. A US energy drinks company also put up some of the finance.

"Alcohol, though strictly prohibited by Saudi law and custom, was plentiful at the party's well-stocked bar. The hired Filipino bartenders served a cocktail punch using sadiqi, a locally-made moonshine," the cable said. "It was also learned through word-of-mouth that a number of the guests were in fact 'working girls', not uncommon for such parties."

The dispatch from the US partygoers, signed off by the consul in Jeddah, Martin Quinn, added: "Though not witnessed directly at this event, cocaine and hashish use is common in these social circles."

The underground party scene is "thriving and throbbing" in Saudi Arabia thanks to the protection of Saudi royalty, the dispatch said. But it is only available behind closed doors and for the very rich.

More than 150 Saudi men and women, most in their 20s and 30s, were at the party. The patronage of royalty meant the feared religious police kept a distance. Admission was controlled through a strict guest list. "The scene resembled a nightclub anywhere outside the kingdom: plentiful alcohol, young couples dancing, a DJ at the turntables and everyone in costume."

The dispatch said the bar featured a top shelf of well-known brands of liquor, the original contents reportedly replaced with sadiqi. On the black market, they reported, a bottle of Smirnoff vodka can cost 1,500 riyals (£250) compared with 100 riyals (£16) for the locally-made vodka.

In a venture into Saudi sociology, the diplomats explained why they thought their host was so attached to Nigerian bodyguards, some of whom were working on the door. "Most of the prince's security forces were young Nigerian men. It is common practice for Saudi princes to grow up with hired bodyguards from Nigeria or other African nations who are of similar age and who remain with the prince well into adulthood. The lifetime spent together creates an intense bond of loyalty"

The cable claimed it was easy for would-be partygoers to find a patron out of more than 10,000 princes in the kingdom. Some are "royal highnesses" with direct descent from King Abdul Aziz, while others are "highnesses" from less direct branches.

One young Saudi told the diplomat that big parties were a recent trend. Even a few years ago, he said, the only weekend activity was "dating" among small groups who met inside the homes of the rich. Some of the more opulent houses in Jeddah feature basement bars, discos and clubs. One high-society Saudi said: "The increased conservatism of our society over these past years has only moved social interaction to the inside of people's homes."
 

ahmed_indian

to Allah we belong
I just can't believe this. :astag: Lets see what their response would be.

why bro? money and power corrupts. this has happened since beginning of mankind.

enjoyment in jannah is much more beautiful and everlasting.........but alas! we understand this!
 

h4mza

Palestine Forever
why bro? money and power corrupts. this has happened since beginning of mankind.

enjoyment in jannah is much more beautiful and everlasting.........but alas! we understand this!
It will be a big shame for us Muslims. Saudi Arabia is the most holiest land to all Muslims. It is a compulsory for every Muslim to visit Saudi Arabia once to do Hajj. But then we hear the rulers of Saudi Arabia are liers?
 

MohammedMaksudul

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:salam2:

And some people still look up to the Saudi King who has established a non-Khilafa government rule beyond the Islamic Guidelines, with an adoption of only some of the Islamic Shariah. The part which lacks the most of the Sharia laws are its foreign policies and its policies towards the protection of muslim land. Such leaders have to be overthrown, because no khilafa or Islamic state is coming through them.
 

MohammedMaksudul

May Allah Forgive us
:salam2:

The muslim men have really lost their manhood these days. They know wait, sitting at home, in their luxurious abode, waiting that Allah will change things for us one day.

But Allah says [Interpretation of the meaning]:

"Allah will not change the condition of the people until they change themselves (13:11)"
 

justoneofmillion

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:salam2:The problem is that all these Arab leaders have the money and their pseudo democrat Western Allies to keep a lot of us silent and passive,they even use religion for that.Everybody knows they are corrupt .We don t need wikileaks for that.The problem is how to get rid of them Asap.I get so angered just to know that that most of the belongings of Our dear Prophet S.A.W and the Sahaba ended up in Ataturks secular Turkey,whereas they should be in Mecca or Madina al Munawwara!Let alone this perversion..These folks have no sense of honor or hurma.But their time is coming,Inshallah ya rab.
 

arzafar

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wasnt this already known???

Im more surprised by the reactions of the members than the actual 'news' report
 

Idris16

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wasnt this already known???

Im more surprised by the reactions of the members than the actual 'news' report
They don't even bother to read about their innocent getting slayed day and night everywhere. It's part of islam to know the state of their innocents'. It seems the KSA fell to 'Kufr dûna Kufr' by doing what the article says. But in whole, they don't rule by shari'ah unfortunately.
 

MohammedMaksudul

May Allah Forgive us
:salam2:

Brother some member already knows while may be some does not. And those who already knew was just setting a reminder. I hope that explains.
 

abu'muhammad

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Astagfirullah ! Lot of sins, bad impression and anti-daawah. May Allah ta'ala guide the lost souls and the hukkam to right and just, Aameen.
 

Ibn Uthaymin

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Indeed. They carry a double responsibility: their own salvation and the high impression millions of Muslims have for them!

I read this story a while ago, but don't know if it's authentic. One day Imaam Abu-Haneefa, may God bless his soul, was walking on the street and he heard a man tell his friend, "Do you know who this man is? He is Abu-Haneefa An-Nu`maan. He does tahajjud every night and fasts everyday!" Abu-Haneefa vowed then to do exactly that, so as not to fail the man's perception of him!

I think its not authentic. I read somewhere where some of scholars discussed its weakness.
 
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