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/Germany: Again

Posted on February 13, 2012 by American Bedu

A German woman announcing that she is going to accompany her partner as an expat wife to Jeddah and will be living in Saudi Arabia for several years? Impossible! Suddenly, even your most conservative relatives from rural small-town Germany will turn into staunch defenders of “Western liberty”, reminding you that you will be sitting all [...]

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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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Saudi Arabia/USA – MissRepresentation is Universal

Posted on January 17, 2012 by American Bedu

  As I watched the video about the misrepresentation of women in the United States, the thoughts that went through my mind is that this video could have featured women in just about any country.  If women in the United States are striving to change perceptions of how they are portrayed in the media, then [...]

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Saudi Arabia/USA: Yes, Some REALLY are That Naïve

Posted on January 16, 2012 by American Bedu

 

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Saudi Arabia: Rise of Homeless

Posted on January 12, 2012 by American Bedu

As this Arab News article extols, homelessness of Saudis is on the rise in the Kingdom and very noticeable in Makkah.  Many of the homeless were observed as mentally unstable. The article attempts to uncover exactly which agencies are responsible for the plight of the homeless in the Kingdom.  While I applaud efforts for seeking [...]

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Saudi Arabia: American Bedu Interview with Long Time Expat Sean Redmond

Posted on January 9, 2012 by American Bedu

  It is an honor for American Bedu to have an exclusive interview with Sean Redmond.  Sean is a local legend in the Kingdom.  He not only speaks fluent Arabic but speaks it with a Nej’d accent.  He is a multi-talented individual who has been living and working in the Kingdom for an extended period.  [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Western Women – Don’t Roll Over for Your Saudi

Posted on January 4, 2012 by American Bedu

  This post is directed to the Western woman who has fallen in love with a Saudi while he is outside of his home country.   A Saudi man can be the most charming and most gracious man when he is courting a woman.  He has words which make the woman feel like the most [...]

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Saudi Arabia: The Face and Voice of Poverty

Posted on December 29, 2011 by American Bedu

  Poverty does exist in Saudi Arabia just like countries all over the world.  However the poverty of Saudi nationals is seldom discussed. The following video is in the Arabic language.  It is a television interview with a woman living in the Saudi capital of Riyadh,  The woman lives with a number of daughters and [...]

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Saudi Arabia: Male Students on an International Scholarship

Posted on December 1, 2011 by American Bedu

  I have written multiple posts in the past about Saudi students who are studying abroad on a scholarship.  I feel compelled to address this topic again due to the number of foreign (non-Saudi) women who enter in to a relationship with a Saudi student. In Saudi Arabia unrelated men and women are segregated and [...]

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