ONE EXPAT FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN SAUDI ARABIA
Yomn Mohammed Al-Monla, who lives in Jeddah, has been recognized this past fall for the beauty that she captures in her images of Arabian horses. A Saudi native, she has an interest in highlighting her culture and showcasing the beauty of the horse within the equestrian world. She also has future plans to establish a …
It has been awhile since I have added any new posts. One reason is this fall has been one of change from moving out of Saudi this summer, to Europe this fall. The kids are now able to attend school in person, which is great for everyone's mental health. I see a big difference in …
Continue reading "Female Saudi guards at Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, 2021"
I always love to find new ways art is being used in the Kingdom (KSA). Here is a good example of how one woman uses creativity to express herself in her culture. "RIYADH: A Saudi artist has become the first person in the Kingdom to join forces with Amazon to release a series of new …
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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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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 …
Continue reading "Social Events: Saudi Wedding in Khobar–Video"
Covid has brought a lot of change and with it new ways of connecting to others. Saudi Arabia took a very proactive approach to containing the virus early on, which helped immensely in keeping numbers lower than in many other countries. Throughout this process travel was restricted, borders closed and people were encouraged not to …
Continue reading "During Covid, Abayas get stylish with new design collaboration"
I can't believe I missed this one! While looking up other art forms in Saudi I came across last year's Benefit cosmetics video. It features Saudi R&B singer Roya and other music artists in a music video made for the Middle East on Instagram. The favorite color here is hot pink and has lots of …
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As World Poetry Day, March 21st 2021 is coming closer, I thought it would be nice to introduce the 4 female Saudi poets that were written about last year in March 2020, in About Her (abouther.com). The link to the article can be found at bottom of post so you can read more about each …
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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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I think this video is a winner. Newly made from last year, this gives most readers from outside Saudi, a bias buster towards the Middle East and women in particular. Peter Santenello who hails from the US has made this video, while exploring KSA. Let some of these women speak for themselves about their lives …
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