One day in Saudi Arabia, my Sudanese friend mentioned that he was going to perform Hajj on behalf of his penniless friend in Sudan. When I insisted he was not permitted to do that, he was surprised...

I always worry that my car will FAIL the periodic inspection at the Motor Vehicle Periodic Inspection (MVPI) center. It's an old car and it sometimes does. When it fails, I have to run around looking...

Friends and family often ask me if I am permitted to work in Saudi Arabia. As a dependent woman sponsored by her expat husband living and working in the kingdom, legally I am not allowed to have a...

For only one day each year in Saudi Arabia, many kids and adults adorn themselves with green tee shirts, Banderas, bracelets, necklaces and take to the streets joyfully waving Saudi flags as they...

In Saudi Arabia, non-Muslim expats often say to me, ‘You get treated better here because you are Muslim.’ The fact that they are not, leads them to believe that in general Saudi people behave...

Today, Saudi Arabia has flung its doors wide open to visitors and tourists. It has also backed off on limiting what travelers can and can't bring into the kingdom. With that in mind, I wondered if...