You failed her. Spectacularly. While simultaneously punishing people for exercising their First Amendment rights to protest genocide.
And we won't forget it.
It was an honor to present my Letters of Credence as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Sweden to His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf.
I conveyed the greetings and best wishes of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and discussed further strengthening Saudi-Swedish relations and cooperation.
في #اليوم_الوطني_السعودي
يتجدد اعتزازنا بوطنٍ مجيد، عريق بتاريخه، عظيم بإرثه، راسخ في مكانته، واثق في مسيرته.
وطنٌ صانت قيادته ثوابته، وعززت ريادته، وقادت نهضته نحو مستقبل أكثر تنمية واستدامة.
حفظ الله سيدي خادم الحرمين الشريفين، وسمو سيدي ولي العهد رئيس مجلس الوزراء، وأدام على بلادنا أمنها وعزها واستقرارها ورخاءها.
No ruler is above being advised when he is wrong. Islam commands us to be truthful and just, even towards those we disagree with. Allah says, “Be just; that is nearer to righteousness.” (Qur’an 5:8)
But Islam also teaches us how to advise those in authority. The people of knowledge and scholars who have access to MBS advise him directly, face to face, according to the Sunnah.
The Prophet peace be upon him
said regarding advising a ruler, Let him not do so publicly, but let him take him by the hand and be alone with him.” (Musnad Ahmad)
I try my best to live my every day life according to the teachings of islam and not according to my own desires or react base on my emotions.
I don’t need to use my platform to publicly bash any Muslim ruler to prove that I’m free, brave, or capable of telling the truth. There is a difference between sincere advice and publicly attacking, insulting, or stirring people against a Muslim ruler. If something is wrong, it’s wrong, and I have no problem acknowledging that. But I believe advice should be given according to the Islamic methodology, while also acknowledging the good when I see it.
I live in Saudi Arabia. I see the good with my own eyes, and I see the khair of the government firsthand. I don’t need outside media telling me what my reality is when I’m actually living it every day.
That isn’t fear, as I don’t fear no man breathing, This is me trying to follow the Qur’an and teachings of The Prophet Muhammad regardless of what country I’m living in. It’s easy for us to say we are Muslims, while it’s hard for us to abide by the tenants and teaching of Islam. Alhamdulillah Islam is complete with all its teachings and even advising the ruler have a methodology in Islam. This is why it’s very important for us to study and learn so that our actions are based on knowledge and not emotions or driven by politics.
محمد الزهراني .. شهيدًا للواجب 🇸🇦🚨
استُشهد اليوم البطل : محمد بن أحمد السوس الزهراني رحمه الله دفاعًا عن #الوطن الغالي..
الشهيد من أهالي قرية الربيان - بني عامر..
الصلاة عليه غدًا الاثنين في #الحرم_المكي بعد صلاة العصر، والدفن بمقبرة شهداء الحرم.
اللهم تقبله في الشهداء 🤍
عاجل ورسميا 17 سبتمبر 2026🚨
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I remember a particular moment on my flight to Saudi Arabia on 10 April. I looked at the flight map, saw that we had entered Saudi airspace, and felt myself relax.
The two-week US–Iran ceasefire had been announced just two days earlier. I was relieved, of course. But I had no way of knowing whether it would hold throughout my trip.
In the weeks before departure, people had kept asking whether I should cancel. I understood their concern. I had been following the news too, and the decision to travel was mine to make and take responsibility for.
Alongside the headlines, though, I had been watching how the Saudi authorities were responding to the problems people were facing.
There were temporary arrangements for eligible stranded visitors whose visas had expired, allowing extensions under specified conditions or departure without overstay penalties. Saudi Arabia was also providing an alternative route for travellers affected by disruption elsewhere: Gulf Air’s temporary services through Dammam included ground transfers and assistance with transit visas for eligible passengers. Official guidance explained the visa procedures, the deadlines and where people could call for assistance.
I paid attention to how those arrangements were coming together. Decisions about visas, airport operations and passenger transport were addressing different parts of the same problem. The updates helped me understand what was being done and what it meant for the people affected.
Watching that response take shape was what began to reassure me. I could see practical measures being introduced, information being shared, and foreign visitors’ difficulties being included in the response.
Those details mattered because I could imagine finding myself in a similar situation. What if my flight was cancelled? What if I could not leave before my visa expired? Would there be somewhere to turn? Would my situation be taken seriously, even though I was not a citizen?
What I was seeing gave me reason to trust that it would. The pace of the response, the coordination I could see between those arrangements, and the clarity of the information all contributed to that feeling. I began to feel that, if circumstances changed, I would have help finding a way through them.
That was the feeling I carried onto the plane.
I have realised how often I return to safety when I write about Saudi Arabia. It means several things to me: protection from external threats, feeling at ease in a city, being able to turn to the authorities for help, and experiencing kindness and care from the people around me.
As a visitor, feeling that your wellbeing matters has a profound effect on your relationship with a country. That has been part of my experience of Saudi Arabia, both in the response I was following before this trip and in the way people have made me feel welcome there.
Reading the news from a distance now, I keep thinking about that moment in the air. Given the opportunity to be in the Kingdom, I would still choose to be there.
I understand a little better now how much that trust means to me. Feeling protected, and feeling that someone will care if you need help, are things I no longer take for granted.
#SaudiArabia
#السعودية
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a Houthi drone on the outskirts of Islam's holiest city Mecca on Tuesday – prompting swift regional condemnation. Houthi officials denied targeting Mecca. https://t.co/PzI4RoU8En