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Saudi Arabia-Land of Paradox

April 23rd 2009
When I first landed in the Dammam airport three weeks ago, I thought I had prepared myself for the cultural shift I was sure to experience. But the immediate effect of seeing a host of men and women at the airport in clothing dating back 3000 yrs was startling. It seems hard for westerners such as me to accept that other cultures have been able to hold on to their traditions over mille ... read more
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Saudi or Saudi Arabian Flag In 1902, ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al Saud captured Riyadh and set out on a 30-year campaign to unify the Arabian Peninsula. A son of ABD AL-AZIZ rules the country today, and the country's Basic Law stipulates that the throne shall remain in the ... ... read more
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Bob Toohey
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I will be in Saudi Arabia from March 31st until May 6th on a consulting project located in Dhahran in the Eastern Provence of Saudi Arabia. My only other international travel to date was a weekend in Victoria, Canada--180 miles from my home in the Puget Sound Scroll down on this page to see my blog entries. Click the link below to see the entire blog entry (with a larger font). To see photos that are larger: 1. Be sure to click on the View Full Story link after each entry. Then you can navigate to another entry with the Previous and Next links. 2. Double click a... full info
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