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CULTURE: TRADITIONS According to animalerts, traditional costumes are widespread throughout the country, albeit with some differences between the cities and the rest of the territory. From the Bedouin tradition comes the ardha, the dance of swords to the rhythm of the drums, with the involvement of a poet who acts as a narrator. The prescriptions… Read More »

Yearbook 2012 Saudi Arabia. The struggle for how Islam is to be translated into Saudi politics continued throughout the year. It was particularly troubling at the border with Yemen, where Shi’ite Muslim rebels protested against what they experienced as oppression during the Wahhabit regime. Two people were killed there in February and just as many… Read More »