What do you think about Saudi Arabia, Some interesting facts about Saudi Arabia
- The world thinks Saudi women are still oppressed and have no freedom of choice.
While they have gained their full legal rights as of August 2019. (Abolished male-guardian system. Lifted the ban on women driving. Hijab is no longer required but only a personal choice).
2- The world thinks that Saudis are terrorists and are intolerant.
While Saudis are normal, friendly human beings. They have fun and travel the world. The below picture is of a concert held in Riyadh in early 2020.
3- The world thinks Saudi Arabia is just plain desert!
While Saudi Arabia is comprised of metropolitan cities like Riyadh.
High green mountains that reach up to 3000 meters like Al-Soudah mountain.
3000-year heritage sites such as Madain Saleh in Al-Ola city.
White sand beaches that stretch along the Red Sea.
4- The world thinks Saudi Arabia is always extremely hot, while the climate varies as you move from one region into another. For example, the northern part of Saudi Arabia gets heavy snow in winter and it is very lovely in summer.
country is portrayed in mainstream media:
War-
Middle Eastern country with deserts and camels-
Bad News!
Lebanon is the only country in the Middle East that doesn't have a desert! And we have been out of war for almost 30 years!
Below you will see the true face of Lebanon.
Our villages and mountains-
Our coast, we are located on the Mediterranean, did I forget that?
Christians and Muslims lives side by side-
Our capital Beirut-
Oh! And it actually snows and we have some of the finest ski resorts in the Middle East-
And we eat croissants!
The cedars, our national tree, was mentioned more than 30 times in the Bible.
Hope you enjoyed my post!
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