Saudi Arabia has over Gulf States. Saudi Arabia is vital to the economy of the United States. The state has one of the largest oil reserves in the world (www.cfr.com). Saudi Arabian oil is exported at the rate of 1 million barrels of oil per day (US State Department). The United States economy is deeply tied to Saudi Arabian oil. Without Saudi Arabia as a nationally secure ally‚ the United States economy could collapse. Without Saudi Arabia as a nationally secure regional power‚ the worldwide economy
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Tenten‚ O. (2009). McDonald ’s FAQ. Available: http://www.mcdonalds.ca/en/aboutus/faq.aspx. Last accessed 26 October 2009. Morrison‚ J (2006). The International Business Enviroment. 2nd ed. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Kallhad‚ A. (2005). SAUDI ARABIAN IMPORT/EXPORT REGULATIONS. Available: http://www.the-saudi.net/business-center/regulation-import.htm. Last accessed 26 October 2009. Talleed‚ M. (2009). Saudi Arabia Industrial production growth rate. Available: http://www.indexmundi.com/saudi_arabia/industrial_production_growth_rate
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Saudi Arabia has always been based on a very monolithic version of Islam. Religious elites control public ministries like Justice and Education in a very restrictive way; for example‚ they would not let a student read and outside book‚ that is a book that is not included in the Saudi curriculum. Extremist ideologies are taught at schools through the use of textbooks that spread hate towards Christians‚ Jews‚ and even Muslims; furthermore‚ the terrorist attacks that the world has experienced may be
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father went there on a transfer in the 1980’s. My parents gave birth to me in the port city of Jeddah and I attended a British International School during my pre-teen years. I was admitted into the KS3 program. Lack of communication with fellow Saudi Arabians caused me a lot of distress. However‚ as a result I started learning Arabic‚ the national language of Saudi Arabia. Soon‚ I became fluent in the language and could speak like an Arab. I loved the practice of learning new languages‚ so I started learning
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both religious and secular duties and sometimes retributive penalties for law breaking.” This can often lead to rulings that follow archaic religious rituals; although it should be noted that Sharia in itself is not sexist‚ but rather common Saudi Arabian cultural interpretation is sexist. Women are often subject to punishment for acts that are often not thought of as crimes in the Western world. A particularly disturbing case of this was in 2007 when a Saudi court issued a preposterous sentence to
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An American management consulting company is planning to extend its business broad and target a new international market. The consulting services help companies to develop their business plan‚ marketing plan‚ financial plan‚ logistic plan‚ information technology‚ and training. Today‚ this kind of services has become very common and widely spread across all business activities around the world. Also‚ it has become integrated Part of the huge numbers of companies. In 2007‚ the total revenue of its
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MTV Networks: The Arabian Challenge 1. Question 1 Experts felt that one of the biggest challenges faced by MTV while launching MTV Arabia was the prevalent culture in the Arab world. Discuss the Arab culture. How is it expected to pose a challenge to MTV? First of all‚ it is impossible to talk about groups of people without generalizing. At this point it must be emphasized that there is not just “one” Arab culture or society. The Arab world is full of rich and diverse communities‚ groups and
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MTV Networks – The Arabian Challenge Case Study Question 1: Experts felt that one of the biggest challenges faces by MTV while launching MTV Arabia was the prevalent culture in the Arab world. Discuss the Arab culture. What challenges does the culture pose to MTV? When talking about Arab it must be clear that there is not just “one” culture or society; it is full of different and various communities‚ groups and cultures. It can be said that each of these Arab countries have different thinking and
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Wadjda The feature film Wadjda draws a picture of gender inequality in Saudi Arabia through the eyes of a young girl‚ who grew up in the Arab culture. This film portrays how religious tradition contributes to women’s stance in society through dressing‚ body language and the women’s role in the family. Granted‚ this film discusses men privilege‚ which is the inherent right of a man to do more things than a woman can. The movie was made in 2013 by the first Saudi female director named Haifaa Al-Mansour
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decades‚ Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)‚ located in Riyadh‚ Saudi Arabia‚ has grown to be one of the 10 largest petrochemical companies in the world. SABIC is a publicly-owned company and listed on Tadawul‚ the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange. The Saudi Arabian government holds 70 percent of the shares and the rest are owned by private investors based in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The company is among the world’s market leaders in the production of
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