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 watch out for the drivers by kenyneo
Thus moving around would be a little inconvenient. Well there is always the limo service .
Well for those who is used to driving, this could be something that you need to consider !
Anyway not being able to drive is sometimes a blessing especially in a country where road accident rate is among the top in the world ! Leave a Comment
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 Door sign by marimar_72
Or family section(meaning only males can accompany each family group,and the family has to have females members).
or the restaurants can offer both sections.
Here is a sign on the entrance of Starbucks. Leave a Comment
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 Midan Al Tawheed by marimar_72
{Birth means Milad so birthday means Eid Milad}...that`s in Arabic ofcourse.
The street of Jeddah is lit by many colourful lights.....here is a picture of a square at the Corniche front,,but I was not lucky enough to picture it while the fountains are on.
It`s called Midan Al Tawheed.(which means The Monotheism square)Where there is a huge sculpture with (LA ILAHA ILLAH ALLAH MOHAMMAD RASOOL ALLAH)written on it which means "There is no God but Alllah And Mohammad is his messenger". Leave a Comment
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 haj terminal @ KAIA, Jeddah by TomorrowsAngel
The Haj Terminal sits on 35 sq miles in a desert where temperatures often reach
55°C.
The Haj Terminal serves almost one million polgrims who visit Makkah during a 6-week period once every year. Pilgrims often spend from 18-36 hours in the terminal on their way between Makkah and their home city. This terminal, an almost separate holding area, was deemed necessary when the Saudis expected a rise in the number of pilgrims after 1975.
The terminal is comprixed of both rectangular, two storey, air-conditioned buildings which contain immigration services, and rectangular platforms covered by tent-like fabric roofs.
Warm light is admitted through the translucent material, but because it is made for low transmission of heat, only 7% of the available light is admitted. So, even though the exterior temperature may be well over
45°C, the temperature under the tents seldom exceeds 25°C. Leave a Comment
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 by AliJoe
PHOTO : SAUDI'S McDONALLD
Known as an Isalamic country, we have to follow their rules on their homeland. Every counter there are differantiate between Men and Women....Q up to order your food.
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 by AliJoe
From the past experiance, build up Mecca and Madinah's pages, I received so many enquaries from ladies and gentlemen here regards on Islam generally and Saudi Arabian's culture in detail. So, with this page ( Jeddah ), I hope all questions and enquaries been answerd.
To understand Saudi Arabia, you need a few basic facts :-
1...YOU CAN NOT get a visa for tourism here, it dosen't exist.
2...You CAN NOT travel here independently, fly in, rent a car, do what you want. You MUST have a sponsor, a job, a reason to be here !!
3...Now, if you happen to be a woman, it's even more restrictive. Women can't drive, stay in the hotel without MAHRAM'S permission, in some town can't walk alone on the street !!
4...To CLARIFY, a Mahram is a MALE relative like brother, husband, grandpa or father.
5...All facilities are SEPARATE, every office, restaurants, building, for singles (men) and families (women & family). In some historic sites, museums, Prophet's Mosque in Madinah and so on, they have posted hours for Women and men. In some places, woman can go alone, but some, it's written, 'woman without Mahram Prohibited'. The KFC & McDonalds are seperated into 2 counters and 2 dining rooms.
6...Job are separate, so with the thousands of well educated Saudi women, there are women's hospitals, banks, schools, universities and so on, so women do have employment opportunities, but not every field is open to women, so it is very restrictive. Saudi women do manage it,though, as most have a driver to take them where ever they want to go.
7...If one woman sat down, no man would sit in the entire row. Even in the hotels or appartment, a man will not get on an elevator with a woman.
8...Every women, whether Saudi, Foreign, Muslim or NOT, MUST absolutely wear ABAYA under her cloth when she goes out. Abaya is a black long dress, sort of like a judge's robe. Must cover your hair with scarf, no need to cover your face. Saudi women often cover their faces except for their eyes.
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 romance in jeddah,a by Manyana
So next time if you are a woman and asked to cover your hair/face, just say, 'why?' and you'll be given the answer.....then know what to say that you're not lesbian to be attracted by other women, 'give me another excuse, 'cause men should cover, they're seductive by nature too':^D Leave a Comment
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I recently have been to a Sufi service which is quite commong among the Sufi community men and women respectively. Since it's mainly a segregated culture when it comes to conducting such services, it's always women-only the events i attend. i've been to several religious services, Anglican, Catholic, Hindu and some few spiritual services while travelling. But this kind of meetings are more social and identity-reaffirming than anything else.
women usually get together from time to time, have a religious service, then finish their evening with a chat and dinner.
These meetings serve different purposes; celebrating the birthdate of the Prophet is one of the big services; performing prayers upon individual requests mainly for marriage, illness or school or work performance; or giving a small talk on religion in relation to women's issues such as fasting and menstruation, marital relationships, superstition or what society is out to speak about. They are always conducted in groups where friends and acquaintances can be invited over such evenings. The age group of attendees is usually 40+ though the young generation, like myself, may attend but not as a regular habit.
The nature of such activities involves religous chanting, dressing up, and lending a hand in preparing the after-meeting meal. Many women contribute to making the dinner by making a dish or two and giving it to the house mistress or the lady who's in charge.
i guess this's one of the way how saudi women socialise and get to know each other as friends and acquaintances. religion certainly is the master that brings the social units together. do you know why religion has such an important value in saudi life? Leave a Comment
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If you go to a fastfood restaurant like Burger King for example. The room for the men and women is separated. you also have other room for family. At least this is the one that I visited and I am sure it is like that for other resto Leave a Comment
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 by Runer
(Photo: Dad & my Sis..'Bugz') Leave a Comment
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