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Driving was a dream. This is freedom.
Passport for Saudi Women: The Saudi Arabian government announced this week on many different sites; AlArabiya TV news, “Akhbar AlSaudia“ portal, online newspaper "Sabq" and others that it has changed its laws and regulations to allow women to obtain passport without...
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Relaxation in Guardianship Rule
Read here: Saudi Arabia weighs loosening more controls on women: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/07/18/saudi-arabia-weighs-loosening-more-controls-on-women Things take their time in Saudi Arabia to change or develop. It’s called doing The Saudi...
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Why the festival season might turn out to be an expensive pleasure?
At least, this applies to those who find it difficult to choose between the many highlights. One would think this a great entertainment opportunity for those who opt to stay in Saudi over summer. But in fact, the summer season might turn out to be a costly affair. “I...
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The new age of soaps and dramas in the Kingdom
Like anywhere in the Arab world, soap operas and drama series of all sorts have been a window to the world and major entertainment for most Saudis in the past decade. All these productions take them into a world that they may never visit, express ideas that they...
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Jeddah Autism Center – 10 Years Later
JAC (Jeddah Autism Center) celebrated its 25 years anniversary on April, 2nd 2019. At that time there was little awareness and acceptance of autism in society. Today, it is a different picture. In 2009 I visited the JAC at its first location. The center was located...
read moreRediscovered: Abdulaziz AlKhedir’s book on Saudi Arabia
This month, I came across a book on my shelf that I had bought many years ago but never read. It is called “Saudi Arabia: Biography and Nation”, written by Abdulaziz AlKhedir. The book is only available in Arabic, no English version. I found this book very informative...
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Driving was a dream. This is freedom.
Passport for Saudi Women: The Saudi Arabian government announced this week on many different sites; AlArabiya TV news, “Akhbar AlSaudia“ portal, online newspaper "Sabq" and others that it has changed its laws and regulations to allow women to obtain passport without...
read more Relaxation in Guardianship Rule
Read here: Saudi Arabia weighs loosening more controls on women: https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/07/18/saudi-arabia-weighs-loosening-more-controls-on-women Things take their time in Saudi Arabia to change or develop. It’s called doing The Saudi...
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