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Saudi Arabia’s beautiful ancient architecture 23 May 2013 | 12:20 pm
We mostly see pictures of gleaming high rises and glittering malls when the news reports on the country. But there is beautiful domestic architecture in Saudi Arabia as well. The Farasan Islands are k...
Saudi woman first to climb mount Everest 21 May 2013 | 05:55 pm
We have been seeing a lot of ”firsts” for Saudi women lately. Saudi woman Raha Moharrak reached the summit of Nepal’s Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, in a first for the conservative Muslim ki...
Saudi Arabian movie Wadjda 20 May 2013 | 04:19 pm
We have posted on the first Saudi movie directed by a woman before. The movie by now has gained many accolades, and there is a trailer for the movie. Saudi Arabia’s first woman film maker, Haifaa Al-M...
Message from Carol, Family and Friends 19 May 2013 | 12:02 am
The family and friends of Carol Fleming are uniting to raise money to help her with the costs in her battle with breast cancer. Carol is beloved friend, sister, mom, aunt and grandmother. She is also ...
Saudi Arabia in vintage photo’s 17 May 2013 | 07:52 am
One of the readers asked about showing old pictures of Saudi Arabia, so here are some vintage photos. Now it is very easy to find old photos of Mecca, of the ”picture postcard” type, but I choose to s...
Will Saudis have to stop using pressure cookers when abroad? 15 May 2013 | 02:33 pm
Neighbors called in the FBI when Saudi student Talal Al Rouki was spotted walking across the street carrying a suspicious looking object. Which turned out to be a pressure cooker containing khabsa he ...
Will Saudi Arabia block social media? 14 May 2013 | 05:52 pm
We posted on the possible censorship of services like Skype on the 3oth of March, CNN now reported that Saudi Arabia may indeed try to block internet social media. The social media on the internet giv...
Update on American Bedu 13 May 2013 | 04:47 pm
Dear friends and readers of American Bedu, I am sorry to have to tell you that Carol is not doing well. Carol has been admitted to ER last sunday, her cancer has taken a turn for the worse. The new...
Saudi Arabia and witchcraft 12 May 2013 | 08:06 pm
In the western world the belief in witchcraft and black and white magic is usually considered an anachronistic superstition of the dark ages. But in Saudi Arabia the belief in witchcraft and magic i...
Saudi women and sport 11 May 2013 | 07:47 am
In our modern sedentary world we need to go out and make sure we get our daily dose of sports to keep healthy. We can go to the gym, engage in sports, go walking, or take the bicycle to work instead o...
