How To Get The First Saudi Driving License for Teenage Sons or Daughters
Recently, my 17-year-old son got his Saudi driving license for the first time in Saudi Arabia. He was thrilled. To obtain the licence, he had to take lessons, theory and practical assessments, get a...
One day, a Muslim woman wrote me an email to ask if Islam permits women to wear a towel on their heads as an Islamic head cover (Hijab). She explained that she was going on vacation with her...
5 Reasons Women Should Take A Guardian (Mahram) To The Pilgrimages Hajj or Umrah
Today, Saudi Arabia allows Muslim women to do an Islamic pilgrimage (Hajj / Umrah) without a chaperone (Mahram). However, for centuries, it was not possible. A male relative had to accompany...
Recently, a non-Muslim reader wrote to ask if she and her husband could kiss and cuddle in KSA in public. The couple plans to come to the kingdom for a holiday. In all my years...
Why Muslim Women Can Use Her Husband’s Surname – Scholars Weigh In!
In 2012, my Moroccan friend Asmaa Al Idrissi from Casablanca married Saleh Al Amin, an Egyptian / British Muslim engineer living in the UK. Following her marriage, she changed...
Impressive Treehouse - Al Rawdah Farm Sakakah, Saudi Arabia Courtesy Arab News No one knows about Al Rawda Farm. My wife and I heard it is a delightful family farm recently open to the...
