Pretending Piety
The station had broadcast an interview with a Saudi man boasting of his sexual conquests. The 32-year-old Saudi man’s interview shocked conservative Saudi society, prompting calls for him to be punished. Mazen Abdul Jawad talked about his sexual conquests and how he picks up women in the kingdom.
The real reason behind the closure, however, remains subject to speculation. According to a source familiar with the matter, Mr. Al Saud was incensed that the TV station chose a common man, instead of him, for the exclusive interview.
“Prince Al-Saud has spent a lifetime of debauchery and womanizing, and, yet, the TV station just ignored him,” he said. “There is no better expert on the topic of women than the Prince in all of Saudi Arabia.”
The official explanation given for the closure is the interview with Mr. Jawad, according to a spokesman at the information ministry.
