ONE EXPAT FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
Here in Saudi, all this past month, stores have been running Ramadan specials. Today is Eid! Happy Eid or Eid Mubarak if you are celebrating! You will find that all the malls here are packed, just like Christmas shopping time. Malls start opening around 7pm and go until 2 or 3am. We've been to a …
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Here is a heartwarming story of how a regular guy uses some ingenuity for a cause. It's a short article in the arabnews.com site for 13 Feb. 2021, however it is an important one. Muqbil Al-Suhaimi found a way he could reuse water containers to help local birds. As the temperatures get very hot in …
So if you are here as an expat, you probably will be invited at least once, to attend a coworker's wedding. Weddings here in Saudi are a big deal. You may be used to going to big wedding affairs, however here things are a bit different. For sure it is a grand event attended by …
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Finally I have some information on traditional Saudi men's dance and music. You can see a great video made by Saudi Heritage Preservation Society and UNESCO, celebrating the song, dance, drums, swords and poetry of Alardah Alnajdiyah. The entire performance is male participation only. Saudi women are involved in drum making and embroidering the intricate …
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Saudis love the tradition of camping out in nature, the desert. You will see many families and especially groups of guys, take a car ride out from the cities, or go to a public park and spread a blanket to set up the meal and enjoy being next to the earth. There is usually a …
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If you are into driving in sand, then this is the event for you! Four-wheelers, cars, motorbikes speed across the country in the second event of the Dakar Rally. If you are missing it this year, plan on being here next January 2022! You are sure to meet people from around the world. The following …
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Anyone who has wanted to visit Saudi Arabia or live there, no doubt has done some research on the history of the country. When you visualize symbols of Saudi Arabia such as desert life, camels, people, palaces, Mecca, date trees, falcons are right at the top. Why is the falcon so important as a national …
This is a new article discussing the changing culture of traditional Saudi young people. Some now prefer to become financially stable for themselves and then focus on marriage. As a lot of us married know, it is good to get a sense of who you are on your own before you develop a relationship with …
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