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The Best Books on Saudi Arabia
Before we discuss your books on Saudi Arabia, could you tell me a bit about your background. Did you grow up in Saudi Arabia? I lived in Saudi Arabia until I was 13 or 14 years old.Then there were some political problems between my father and the government, so he left for Lebanon and I lived in Lebanon between 1975 and 1982. I went to middle school and high school in Lebanon during the civil war. My parents left Lebanon in 1980, but I stayed to finish my International Baccalaureate.
Middle Eastern Cities in a Time of Climate Crisis
Agnès Deboulet et Waleed Mansour (dir.) … The climate crisis is hitting around the world, including in the Middle East and its cities. Urban regions are exposed to increasingly frequent heat waves and floods that leave decision makers without immediate answers. In the context of this global crisis, this book addresses the need for a better understanding of the current model of urban expansion.
In Saudi Arabia: Can It Really Change?
Until the Wahhabi conquest of the Arabian peninsula at the turn of the last century, the mixture of sects there was as diverse as it was anywhere in the old pluralist Middle East. In its towns there lived, among others, Sufi mystics from the Sunni branch of Islam, members of the Zaidi sect, which is linked with the Shia branch of Islam, Twelver Shia traders, and seasonal Jewish farmhands from Yemen.
Les rodéos automobiles d’une jeunesse saoudienne en révolte
«Royaume d’asphalte» de Pascal Menoret · Fruit de quatre années d’enquête ethnographique, Royaume d’asphalte montre comment, dans la ville de Riyad répressive et livrée aux promoteurs, les jeunes Saoudiens créent des espaces de liberté et de révolte. Une plongée dans les «bas-fonds» de la capitale saoudienne, parmi les adeptes des rodéos urbains qui jouent à déraper au péril de leur vie et défient l’ordre imposé.
Which books should you read this summer?
There are still a few weeks of summer left. So for those of you heading off for a late August vacation – or even staying in the office with one eye on the in-tray – what better way to enliven the drowsy summer hours than with an informative and improving read, as recommended by some of the brightest and best at the World Economic Forum. From climate change to modern spycraft, joyriding to economics – here are a few non-fiction works we think you’ll enjoy.
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