For nearly twenty years, I witnessed the Saudi religious police, (CPVPV) in action. These teams of steely-faced moral guardians would present themselves in Malls, shops, and busy public places...
Category: Expat
What’s It Like For Expat Children To Be Born In Saudi Arabia?
Of course, no one can truthfully answer it since he/she won't remember being born in Saudi Arabia. However, all my children were born in the kingdom. They are not Saudi nationals and having spent...
Did You know that people outside Saudi Arabia have very little idea of how foreign expats live in the kingdom? From their questions, they sometimes believe that we are living in desert tents,...
There is no question that expats love living in Saudi Arabia. They love the Saudi people, making friends with other nationalities, the weather (in winter), the lifestyle, the work opportunities and...
Recently, I invited my father to visit us in Saudi Arabia, but after asking people about it, I realized that the procedure to obtain a Family Visit Visa has changed so much that I had little idea how...
What is National Day? Most countries in the world have them. It is a day in the year that people celebrate an important event in the history of their country or in the formation of a nation. On...