Patria Quotes

You cannot protect every single expatriate that lives in Saudi Arabia when he is in his car going to the office and so forth. There are over 80,000 expatriates in Saudi Arabia. - Saudi Arabia

Yasser Arafat built up a patriarchy and we accepted it because it was Yasser Arafat. Since his death, there is no longer a patriarchy, and everyone has to abide by the rules. - Jibril Rajoub

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home. - Shirin Ebadi

With the huge amount of money that Japanese sent abroad, repatriation flows could have a major effect on the dollar-yen through March. - Yuji Saito

Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy? - Bell Hooks

While we were able to continue generating revenue growth, this was offset by ongoing weakness in the Electronics business and lower automotive build rates. Additionally, earnings were impacted by a strengthening in the U.S. dollar, employee benefit expenses, rising raw material costs and the impact of the cash repatriation from Europe. - David Rayburn

While peaceful efforts to bring about the disarmament and repatriation of the FDLR are crucial, the time has come to increase the military pressure against them. - Gareth Evans

Whenever women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It is an unfounded argument. It is not Islam at fault, but rather the patriarchal culture that uses its own interpretations to justify whatever it wants. - Shirin Ebadi