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This event will be moderate by Mark Seddon, former UN Correspondent for Al Jazeera English TV, and former Editor of Tribune and member of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee. There will also be a screening of the acclaimed PBS film Rehab for Terrorists.
complex country defined by paradox, Saudi Arabia is a modern state, driven by contemporary technology that boasts some of the richest oil deposits in the world. Yet it remains under the influence of a powerful religious establishment and produced sixteen of the nineteen 9/11 hijackers.
Journalist and author Robert Lacey will discuss the years he spent in Saudi Arabia writing his two books on the country. His first, the Kingdom, was later banned. For the past three years he has been gathering material at every level of Saudi society for his latest book Inside the Kingdom.
Executive Producer at Political Bytes Productions, Kieran Baker who worked with Robert Lacey on Rehab for Terrorists will be talking about the making of the film and passing on his know-how.
Lubna Hussein, anchor of Bridges, a weekly political chat show on Saudi TV, will discuss her experiences working for the Saudi media.
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