accommodation 117–119
appliances 122
American English 198
Arabic 192–199
pronunciation guide 193–194
arts
architecture 157–158
literature 159–161
museums 158–159
music 160–161
painting 160
performing arts 160–161
Bedouins 71–73
bodily contact 89–90
body language 198–199
calendar 153–157
cities
Jeddah 6, 34, 61, 57, 75, 119, 134, 151, 157, 158, 159, 161, 164, 165, 168, 210, 222, 241
Mecca 6, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 40, 70, 86, 108, 116, 119, 145, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 165, 166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 175, 218, 240
Medina 22, 25, 108, 153, 157, 159, 161, 166, 167, 168, 170, 174
Riyadh 2, 6, 7, 16, 17, 18, 38, 39, 48, 54, 64, 75, 96, 98, 103, 119 129, 130, 134, 135, 146, 151, 157, 158, 159, 160, 163, 164, 167, 168, 189, 233, 234, 237, 239
Taif 165–166
domestic help 123
dressing 90–97
abaya 2, 58, 63, 70, 71, 92–94, 96, 179, 185, 238
gutra 71, 84, 85, 90, 91, 125, 160
thobe 71, 84, 85, 90, 94, 160, 184, 191
economy 201–203
entertaining
Bedouin style 142–144
hospitality 140–142
expatriates
dress code 94–97
hierarchy 82–83
long-term immigrants 83–84
religious freedom 97–99
workforce 79–82
financial matters 120–121
banking facilities 120–121
currency 120–121
ethics 121
trading hours 121–122
Five Pillars of Islam 26–28, 175, 209
hajj 6, 27, 28, 29, 79, 113, 167, 170–175
food and drink
alcohol 146–148
coffee shops 144–145
restaurants 139–140
traditional food 137–139
funerals 99–101
geography 12–14
government 45–48
health care 116–117
Ibn Saud 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 45, 46, 56, 94, 156, 164, 234, 237–239
Islam 5, 22–33, 38–39, 40, 54, 59, 62, 67, 68, 69, 78, 82, 90, 97, 98, 99, 145, 159, 165, 166, 170, 171, 205, 209, 218, 219, 234
King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud See Ibn Saud
King Faisal 21, 40, 47, 195, 201, 211, 221, 239–240, 241
penalties 104–106
Mutawa’een 69, 70, 86, 87, 88, 89, 96, 98, 148, 164, 189, 218
Nitagat 208–211
photography 178–179
qisas 126
Qur’an 23, 24, 51, 55, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 73, 75, 80, 88, 92, 94, 101, 121, 130, 159, 160, 179, 192, 209, 217, 218, 220
Hadith 67
Sunnah 67
Ramadan 24, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 67, 121, 155, 156, 169
rukhsa 127
Saudi society
children 54
family 52–54
interaction 55–58
names 54–55
Shariah Law 56, 58, 67, 68, 101, 106, 121, 126, 217, 219, 220, 221
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani 240–241
shopping 132–135
souq 134, 135, 150, 166, 167, 236, 237
sightseeing 164–167
other countries 176–178
sports and recreation
basketball 184
beaches 185–188
camel racing 180–181
falconry 183
golf 189
horse racing 183
leisure activities 179–180
soccer 183–184
swimming 189
water sports 189–190
telecommunications
film and television 130–132
post 129
radio 132
transportation
air 168–169
driving 123–128
taxis 128–129
train 168
unemployment 207
visas 113–115
weddings 98–101
women 58–67
expatriates 86–89
identity 62–64
religion 62–63
work 65–67
work and business 203–231
bureaucracy 228–231
commercial law 219–220
contacts 226–228
corruption 225–226
criticism 221
employment contracts 215–219
income tax 220–221
ownership 223–225
religion 213–215
training 211–212
working relationships 222–223
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