A wave of criticism and ridicule swept the social networking sites in Saudi Arabia, after the General Authority for Entertainment announced the opening of the first nightclub of a famous chain “The White Club” in Jeddah.
Observers believe that Saudi Arabia has known some openness and freedom since the arrival of Mohammed bin Salman to the circles of power, compared to the past, after the announcement of a number of reforms and the establishment of entertainment, which opened the role of cinema for the first time in the Kingdom, and organized for the concerts is the first of its kind.
WHITE Dubai opening an ‘High-end cafe, lounge’ in Saudi Arabia
The latest project was the opening of the White Night Club, which has clubs in both Dubai and Beirut.
The nightclub will be the number 16 in this brand store, known for its loud concerts far from Arab traditions and Islamic religion, according to a number of activists who followed the announcement with great shock.
It’s official! WHITE, World’s 16th Club on DJ MAG’s #Top100Clubs, is now in Jeddah!@NeYoCompound takes us thru the opening night on Thursday June 13.
Book: +966 55 166 6888
Open: 10:00PM – 3:00AM
This event is 18+#WHITEJeddah #LetThereBeWHITE#WHITEisWHITE #TheLegendofWHITE pic.twitter.com/AFQ88HL4L3— WHITE Dubai (@whitedubaiclub) June 12, 2019
The controversy over the nightclub was a talk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as a number of people expressed their dissatisfaction, especially as the city of Jeddah adjacent to the city of Mecca, which is the kiss of Muslims.
“وايت دبي يفتتح اول فرع له في السعودية
في جدة#lovinsaudi #whitedubai #جدة“@lovindubai @LovinSaudi_En pic.twitter.com/xSF0LNNswH— WHITE Dubai (@whitedubaiclub) June 12, 2019
To justify the opening of the nightclub, the company’s regional communications manager, Serge Tarrad, told the BBC: “This club is in line with all Saudi regulations and will be temporarily open at the annual Jeddah Festival. It will not be called a “clubhouse” but a “cafe”, according to the agency “Sputnik”.
The club is promoted as a “respectable” pub and does not serve alcoholic beverages and has a “bar Halal” unlike other casinos.
#نايت_كلوب ” وايت كلوب ” يُفتتح قريباً بجدة بس الغريب البعض يقول “نايت كلوب إسلامي” أو فية “بار حلال” ليش المصطلحات الشاذة هذي؟؟ ببساطة قول “نايت كلوب بدون كحول” وإذا كان مُصرح فيه من الجهات المعنية هنا ينتهي كثر الكلام والشوشره، ولك أختيار ما تقبله نفسك الحلال بيّن والحرام بيّن pic.twitter.com/yS58Dlnaxk
— M (@mbedev) June 11, 2019
Saudis, however, see it as a decline and departure from money in a country known to be conservative and following Islamic teachings, where the large-scale circulation of the scribes has been hailed by a number of criticisms and denials.
#بلاد_الحرمين ..
من بناء المساجد الى بناء ” المراقص ” بإدارة مراقص #دبي .. هل يعقل هذا الأمر ؟!
ألا يوجد في #السعودية رجل رشيد يوقف هذه المهزلة ويوقف هذا الإنحدار .. ويعيد للسعودية مكانتها .. ؟
التبعية ل #أبوظبي إلى متى ستستمر ..#السعودية_المختطفة pic.twitter.com/fGIMSV4rgQ— جابر الحرمي (@jaberalharmi) June 11, 2019
#نيكي_بيتش#نايت_كلوب
Mood 🙂💔. pic.twitter.com/89He0CUZe4— Nouf alqahtani 🇸🇦 (@n__ii09) June 12, 2019
While other composers are cynical and ironic about the “contradictions” that the club project is trying to gather, such as “Family Disco” and “Bar Halal”, and circulating these traumas and shocking videos with a comic label under the name #نايت_كلوب.
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هذا #البار_الحلال #نايت_كلوب 🤔😂🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/dhia0au3TK
— RA الحربي⚖️🇸🇦 (@rgd_144) June 12, 2019
Hell is coming 😂💔#لاأرضى_بمنكرات_جاري #نايت_كلوب pic.twitter.com/hwPNiiq38S
— Emad Alsolbi (@saudibrown) June 12, 2019
#ديسكو_في_جدة
Mood:
😂😂😂😂😂😂😭 pic.twitter.com/8ILRn88ZrH— مجرّة. (@_01GAIAXY) June 12, 2019
Mood: #ديسكو_في_جده pic.twitter.com/FT7Kz4ZmDD
— Àli (@allishad111) June 12, 2019
