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Review: The Saudis: Inside the Desert KingdomUser Review - GoodreadsThis is an updated version of a book written in the early 90's by a woman who lived and worked in Saudi Arabia in the 70's and 80's while her husband was some kind of petroleum engineer there. It can ... Review: The Saudis: Inside the Desert KingdomUser Review - Lainie - GoodreadsThis was not a good book. Mackey gives a picture of Saudi Arabia completely lacking in nuance and instead awash in her smug sense of Western superiority. For example, she refers to "dwarfish ... Read full review Related books
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Common terms and phrasesAbdul Aziz Abdullah airport al-Sauds Algosaibi American Arab Arabian Peninsula areas army arrived Aziz's banks became Bedouin building camel construction defense demands desert Dhahran Diriyah driver economic expatriates Fahd Fahd's fear female force foreign Gulf hajj honor hospital House of Saud husband Iran Islam Israel jail Jeddah Jubail King Faisal King Khalid kingdom Koran labor lived major male matawain Mecca ment military million minister Ministry modernization Mohammed Moslem mosque moved National Guard Nejd never oil boom OPEC percent political population prayer problem protect Ramadan religion religious Riyadh royal family rule rulers Saud's Saudi Arabia Saudi culture Saudi Gazette Saudi government Saudi society Saudi women sexual sharia sheikh Shiites social souqs street Sudairi Seven threat tion traditional tribal tribe ulema United visa Wahhabis wealth West Western wife woman Yemen References to this bookFrom other books
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