tangentialism: Life As A Saudi Prince

Life As A Saudi Prince

In today's New York Times coverage of King Fahd's death in Saudi Arabia, I couldn't help but notice this rare insight into the hard-as-nails Saudi royal parenting method:

Still, King Saud was strict. In an interview in the early 1970's, then Prince Fahd recalled the time his father locked him in a room for over two hours because he had had a fight with a neighbor's son. The King knew the other boy had provoked the quarrel, but wanted to show impartiality, Fahd said.

OVER TWO HOURS??

Posted by tangentialist at August 1, 2005 10:32 AM | more tangentialism

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