INTRODUCTION Saudi Arabia officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A kingdom built upon and unified by Islam‚ Saudi Arabia‚ with its vast plains and endless deserts has fascinated travelers for centuries. Occupying nearly 80% of the Arabian Peninsula and the largest exporter of petroleum in the world‚ Saudi Arabia hosts a series of buzzing and successful cities. A monarchy with a rich Arab and Muslim heritage‚ Saudi Arabia is also characterized for its high degree of cultural homogeneity
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Women in Saudi Arabia are known as the biggest part of the population. Till 10 years ago women were not accepted as a part of the working community. This research demonstrates the lack of working sectors open to Saudi women‚ as well as the transportation issue‚ and peoples attitude towards employed women. The Kingdom has given priority to quantity and quality expansion of education in the last seven to five-years development plans. Despite the low percentage of Saudi women working in the labor
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Saudi Arabia: United States Relation Sona Cervenanova INT 301- International Relations Research Paper February 28‚ 2007 The United States of America is well known country for the people around the world. It’s well known for its wealth‚ its business opportunities‚ movie industry‚ and many others things. On the other side‚ many people do not even recognize Saudi Arabia. For them it is only poor country in the Middle East where dominates Muslims religion. It seems that these
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How is Saudi Arabia in United States national interest? Saudi Arabia is one of the United States’ most important allies. Not only is Saudi Arabia critical to the global economy‚ Saudi Arabia is a key player in global counterterrorism efforts. Saudi Arabia’s geographical position also is essential to the United States’ pursuit of Middle Eastern regional security‚ due to the massive influence that Saudi Arabia has over Gulf States. Saudi Arabia is vital to the economy of the United States. The
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women’s rights in Saudi Arabia. This research will show how Saudi women can not complete simple daily activities because of their limited rights. I have conducted an online survey that showed what are the obstacles that Saudi women face. At the same time I received very shocking and surprising results which promise an upcoming brighter future for women’s rights. I interviewed Dr.Noura al-Ajlan a member in the Saudi Human Rights Organization‚ in order to explore the problem in Saudi Arabia. A- Introduction:
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Cultural myths have been affecting since a long time ago until today and it might continue to the next generation. The most important cultural myths that used to exist in Saudi Arabia women should stay home‚ marriage customs and admixture school Most people around the world follow the cultural myths‚ in past
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important in Saudi Arabia. We have to have a basic understanding of it if we wish to conduct business there. Brief Information on Islam In order to understand Saudi Arabia‚ one must understand Islam. Saudi Arabia is the cradle of Islam‚ the second most populous religion on earth. It is the birth place of the Prophet Muhammad‚ the founder of Islam. People who follow his teachings are called Muslims. Their holy book is called the Quran and their place of worship is called a Mosque. Saudi Arabia also contains
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Dress in Saudi Arabia Michel De Montaigne once said‚ “The customs and practices of life in society sweep us along. ”Montaigne was right when he recognized the effect of customs and practices. Some people still respect old customs as a way of saving the history and our traditional customs alive as a part of our daily lives. If I am in charge to send a memorandum in order to represent my country to an international exhibition‚ it would be a traditional men dress in Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia‚ the men
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stories we hear I highly doubt the words peace‚ love‚ and tranquility made it very high on you list. Within the first 5 minutes of my research I discover that everything that happens in Saudi Arabia happens the way it does because of it’s of its religious beliefs. According to Global Road Warrior‚ “Saudi Arabia is a highly religious and deeply devout society. The population assiduously adheres to Islamic beliefs‚ customs‚ and practices.” (Global Road Warrior.) Over the next few minutes we are going
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Introduction Background The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has committed vast resources by allocating more than 13 percent of its annual budget in improving the Kingdom’s medical care system‚ with the ultimate goal of providing free medical care for everyone. This commitment has been translated to more than 330 hospitals operated by the government and the private sector‚ with a capacity of more than 50‚000 beds. Of these hospitals‚ 184 are run by the government‚ with more than 16 thousand doctors‚ 40 thousand
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