What Is It Like For Expat Children Born And Raised In Saudi Arabia?
I always wondered what it meant to be born and raised in Saudi Arabia, knowing that you do not truly belong here. My three boys, born in Saudi Arabia, are not Saudis but British. They attend...
What Is The Working Life Experience Of A Waiter In Saudi Arabia?
I usually take my kids to restaurants at weekends. At the restaurant, I use this opportunity to get to know the waiters. Most are foreign nationals from the Philippines, Nepal, or India. I like to...
The Hijrah Experience Interview With Its Founder Ibn Mushfiq With so much interest from Muslims worldwide at the possibility of making Hijrah (immigration) to Muslim majority countries, the...
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...
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...
