E.T.’s Reviews > Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East > Status Update
E.T.
is 49% done
“The Saudi sponsorship of the Arab Afghans would lead to the rise of al-Qaeda.
The problem with Saudi imperialism, cultural or other, was that they were bad managers. More often than not they lost control over their product—then feigned ignorance or innocence.”
— Mar 11, 2026 12:09AM
The problem with Saudi imperialism, cultural or other, was that they were bad managers. More often than not they lost control over their product—then feigned ignorance or innocence.”
Like flag
E.T.’s Previous Updates
E.T.
is 58% done
“Why did they kill him? He was a Muslim! How could they declare him an atheist divorced from his religion?”
Actually, to me, the grieving lady is in the same boat with the killers.
“He was a human being.” Period. Nothing more should be needed.
— Mar 11, 2026 01:17AM
Actually, to me, the grieving lady is in the same boat with the killers.
“He was a human being.” Period. Nothing more should be needed.
E.T.
is 35% done
Words like "jahiliyya" and "kaafir" crop up repeatedly.
My 2 cents :- Every society has practised discrimination and has used slurs it is now ashamed of. Except one it seems !
— Mar 10, 2026 04:13AM
My 2 cents :- Every society has practised discrimination and has used slurs it is now ashamed of. Except one it seems !
E.T.
is 16% done
the constitution declared that the Islamic Republic of Iran supported “the just struggles of the oppressed against the oppressors in every corner of the globe.”
Hmmm ! Ever supported non-Muslims oppressed by Muslims anywhere ? Surely, the latter must have erred sometime in 47 years ?
— Mar 08, 2026 06:28AM
Hmmm ! Ever supported non-Muslims oppressed by Muslims anywhere ? Surely, the latter must have erred sometime in 47 years ?
E.T.
is 12% done
“How did we get here ?”
The author began in 1979 with the Islamic revolution in Iran.
I m surprised that none of the intellectuals outside India/Pakistan have studied the trajectory of India’s partition indepth and with an open mind and full honesty !
— Mar 06, 2026 07:18PM
The author began in 1979 with the Islamic revolution in Iran.
I m surprised that none of the intellectuals outside India/Pakistan have studied the trajectory of India’s partition indepth and with an open mind and full honesty !
