Saudi Arabia: Book Review of “The Red Sea Bride”

Posted on February 15, 2012 by American Bedu

American Bedu recently completed reading the book “The Red Sea Bride.”  “The Red Sea Bride” is the autobiography of Sylvia Fowler, a woman who met her Saudi husband when he was a student in Texas during the 1980’s.  They had a fast courtship and were soon married.  Instead of her dream of becoming an international [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Book Review – The Ruins of Us

Posted on January 30, 2012 by American Bedu

  American Bedu recently finished reading the book ‘The Ruins of Us’ written by Keija Parsinnen.   The Ruins of Us is the story of Rosalie and Abdullah.  Rosalie is an American who was born to expatriate parents in Saudi Arabia.  She lived in Saudi Arabia until she was twelve years old and those years in [...]

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American Bedu Interview with Author Alexander McNabb

Posted on January 24, 2012 by American Bedu

It is a pleasure for American Bedu to have an exclusive interview with Alexander McNabb, author of the book ‘Olives.’   Thank you Alexander for agreeing to this interview.  I’d like to begin with some questions about you such as where are you from?  What nationality are you? I’m British. My name’s Scottish but I [...]

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Saudi Arabia/Palestine/Israel/Jordan: American Bedu Reviews ‘Olives’

Posted on January 21, 2012 by American Bedu

During the 2011 holiday season I was very fortunate to receive several books from authors to read and review.  All the books are either about Saudi Arabia or the region. The first book which I have finished reading is ‘Olives’  by Alexander McNabb.  Olives is described as a violent romance and takes place in Jordan.  [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Tabletop Pictorial Books

Posted on September 7, 2011 by American Bedu

I’m a big fan of table top picture books and especially picture books whose photos encapsulate the essence and spirit of a place.  One such example is the book “Saudi Arabia” published by Desert Publisher.   The photos in the book are magnificent and accompanied by explanations which further enhance the knowledge of the subject photo [...]

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Saudi Arabia: An Introduction to Desert Publisher

Posted on July 19, 2011 by American Bedu

It  gives American Bedu joy to share with readers that one of her favorite publishers specializing exclusively in photo books of Saudi Arabia is now online – Desert Publisher.  The books produced by Desert Publisher are exclusive photo books with illustrations featuring the Hidden Treasures and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  These books are ideal for [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Gifts from the Kingdom

Posted on July 5, 2011 by American Bedu

  This is the time of the year when there is a mass exodus from the Kingdom of both expatriates and Saudi nationals.  Schools are finished and the daily heat becomes unbearable giving only a brief respite in the later hours of the evening.  All who can will generally take holidays to cooler climates.  This [...]

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Saudi Arabia: New bylaws for literary clubs

Posted on May 19, 2011 by American Bedu

The new bylaws stipulate that a literary club should be licensed by the ministry and should have the primary goal of promoting Arabic literary and cultural activities with a stress on highlighting cultural and literary production and history in the region where the club is working in particular and of the Kingdom in general. The [...]

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Saudi Arabia: The Religious Police and the Riyadh Bookfair.

Posted on March 15, 2011 by American Bedu

The Riyadh book fair is a rare public occasion in Saudi; This year more than 700 publishing houses took part in the book fair with more than 300,000 books. Every year more visitors attend the fair. It attracts more and more families too, there is a children’s corner, with seating and many books to read. [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Maryam Khail, An Afghan-American Role Model in Jeddah

Posted on March 14, 2011 by American Bedu

Maryam Khail is an Afghani-American woman residing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She has been active in women’s groups and a proponent for women’s health.  As we many times travel in the same social circles I have always noticed Maryam as the buoyant and vivacious person she is. I had no idea of the pain she [...]

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