A Cultural Presentation on Saudi Arabia

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Is an absolute monarchy ruled by King Abdallah bin Abdul Aziz Al S

Worlds leading oil producer and exporter.

Dominates the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Oil revenues account for about 90% of export earnings and about 8government revenues.


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19th largest exporter and the 20th largest import market in the wor

Key exports are petrochemicals, plastics, metal goods, construction and electrical appliances.

Important imports are machinery, mechanical appliances and electrequipment (27 percent of total imports), transport equipment and pthereof (16 percent), base metals (13 percent), chemicals and related

(9 percent) and vegetables (6 percent).


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Football

Basketball

Rugby


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Restaurants

Fine rides from Bumper Cars to Rollercoasters.

Desert Riding.

Wild weekend at Dubai.


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Spicy dishes made with pita bread, rice, lentils, grains, lamb and ch

Pork is considered unclean and beverages oppose their religious pra


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Dates

Arabian Chicken and Rice


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Dress Conservatively.

Do not sit members of opposite sex unless they are your siblings or

Arrive on time for the meal.

Leave your shoes outside the room.

Prefer eating with your hand.

Serve the guests first. Eat by praying Bismillah.

Wait until all of them finish their meal.

Follow the head to wash your hands.

You may be asked for tea or coffee after meal.


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Celebration of weddings, reunions, and the arrival of a special guestin almost the same way.

Historically, arrival of special guest encouraged the slaughter of a shcamel, or goat.


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Celebration occurs immediately after Ramadan, a religious holiday trequires fasting for 30 days.

Different types of foods are cooked in different houses.

Dates and meat remain in common.


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Celebrated when pilgrim returns from HAJ.

Includes many dishes as in Eid al Fitr.


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Cover their bodies in abaya.

Cannot converse with men and show affection in public.

Foreigners must wear modest dresses to avoid warning from religiou


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Social structure is organized into clans and tribes.

Large, extended families live together, and nepotism is encouraged.

Small thank-you gifts are acceptable but are not opened when given

Men never bring flowers to women.

Alcohol is a bad gift choice for religious reasons.

Care for your teeth in public while visiting Saudi Arabia.


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Poetry dating back to pre-Islamic society is preserved as a national treasure.

Storytelling is another favorite form of artistic expression.

Artists cant make graven images.

Hand-lettered Qurans are considered sacred art thats to be respectkept safe for generations.


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A Cultural Presentation on Saudi Arabia