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Sitting symbolically halfway between the coast of the Red Sea and the highlands of southwestern Saudi Arabia lies the Village of Rijal. Anthropologist Thierry Mauger has brought to light a shadow of the collective imagination of this village, exploring in all its splendor the exceptional mural art practiced by women. Painter Magali Jeantelot displayed her talent by resurrecting this art and sublimating it. The two strands, traditional and modern, look at each other, respond to each other and finally enshrine themselves in a single masterpiece: unity without uniformity. الأرض الأمطار الأمير البدو التقليدية الجبل الحيوانات الخيام الرجال...
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Saudi Arabia is a young nation with an ancient history. It is one of the most conservative traditional societies in the world grappling with the impact of modernization wrought by the influx of great oil wealth beginning only in the mid twentieth century. Saudi culture is in constant flux, and the culture gap between the West and Saudi Islamic culture is wide. Culture and Customs of Saudi Arabia is the first cultural overview of country and provides timely, authoritative insight into a major Middle Eastern power. The Saudis are a proud people with a closed society, but circumstances have caused them to play an important role in current world affairs. The author has lived and worked in Saudi ...
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TheHistorical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia, Second Edition is an easily accessible reference guide to what is important in Saudi Arabia's past and present. This second edition has been completely updated to cover developments since 1993.