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	Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It borders Jordan on the north, Iraq on the north and north-east, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the south and south-east, and Yemen on the south, with the Persian Gulf to its north-east and the Red Sea to its west.
		The Basic Law adopted in 1992 declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the sons and grandsons of the first king, Abd Al Aziz Al Saud, and that the Holy Qur'an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari'a).
		Saudi Arabia was a key player in the successful efforts of OPEC and other oil producing countries to raise the price of oil in 1999 to its highest level since the Gulf War by reducing production.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saudi_Arabia (2702 words)

	Encyclopedia: Music of Saudi Arabia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Saudi Arabia is in possession of 260.1 billion barrels as of 2003, 24% of the proven total of the world's petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC.
		Saudi Arabia is bounded on the north by Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait; on the east by the Persian Gulf and Qatar; on the southeast by the United Arab Emirates and Oman; on the south by the Republic of Yemen; and on the west by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
		Saudi Arabia has no formal constitution; however, in March 1992 a series of royal decrees established a bill of rights, increased the powers of provincial governments, and provided for a Consultative Council (Majlis al-Shura), to be appointed by the king.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Music-of-Saudi-Arabia (1005 words)

	Music of Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1999, four of the lead composers in Saudi Arabia were honored by the 1st Arab Pioneers Festival, which was held in Cairo under the patronage of the Arab League, namely, Tariq Abdulhakeem, Ghazi Ali, Mohammed Al-Senan and Mohammed Shafique.
		Later musicians include the pan-Arab star Mohamed Abdu, Saudi Arabia's first pop star, late Talal Maddah, who was known as the Sound Of The Earth,who died in August 2000 on the stage of Al-Muftaha Theatre in the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia while performing live singing during the summer festivals activity.
		This is based, in part, on certain ahadith which speak negatively of non-percussion musical instruments and the idea that music and art are distractions from God.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Saudi_Arabia (494 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Saudi Arabia
		The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula.
		The Basic Law adopted in 1992 declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the sons and grandsons of King Abd Al Aziz Al Saud, and that the Holy Qur'an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law (Shari'a).
		Saudi Arabia is considered to be one of the fifteen countries that comprise the so-called "Cradle of Humanity."
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Saudi_Arabia (2323 words)

	Read about Saudi Arabia at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Saudi Arabia and learn about Saudi Arabia here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Saudi Arabia is considered to be one of the fifteen countries that comprise the so-called "
		Saudi Arabia is in possession of 24% of the proven total of the world's petroleum reserves, ranks as the largest exporter of petroleum, and plays a leading role in OPEC.
		Exact religious demographics for Saudi Arabia are difficult to calculate, because the government reports 100% of citizens as Muslim.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Saudi_Arabia (1525 words)

	Folk Music & Dance
		Popular contemporary Saudi singers value the classical music traditions that have influenced their work and are skilled at incorporating ancient rhythms and instruments, such as the tar and the oud, into their modern music.
		Saudi Arabia's emphasis on preserving its cultural heritage is facilitated by a variety of institutions throughout the Kingdom.
		Saudi Arabia's dress is one of its strongest ties to the past and reflects the challenging environment, faith and values of its people.
	www.saudiembassy.net /Country/Culture/CulDetail4.asp (524 words)

	Traditional Music from the Arabian Gulf [MESA Bulletin, July 1996]
		THE MUSIC of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf flourishes predominantly within its own regional boundaries, a function of both the fragmented music distribution channels in the Middle East and the deep imprint that local traditional cultures have left on it.
		The distinct sound of Gulf music echoes the internal and external historic influences on the region, interwoven with the highly syncopated rhythms and the stark unaccompanied songs of the Bedouin.
		Folk music traditions flourished among the Bedouin, the pearl divers of the coasts, city dwellers and among women.
	w3fp.arizona.edu /mesassoc/Bulletin/campbell.htm (1870 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Days of Song and Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Its opening night features the "Operette," a performance of music, folk dance, poetry and narrative recitation that involves a cast of hundreds; poets, writers and intellectuals illuminate nightly literary sessions; falconers, potters, weavers, traditional tailors, woodworkers and perfumers all participate in an artisan's village, and there are horse and camel races, too.
		In Saudi Arabia, women's folk songs are most frequently heard at women's wedding parties, and thus remain an art by and for women.
		Other formal performances of women's music occur at the request of a patron who hires a folk band for a private party in her home to entertain her family and women friends.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/199901/days.of.song.and.dance.htm (3744 words)

	Saudi Information Agency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Saudi try to find a culprit to blame, in order to show that the country has never been part of fueling radicalism or supporting it, not to mention being part of it.
		Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Alshaikh, the highest religious authority in the country banned a newspaper interview with poplar writer Mr.
		Saudi Arabia is said to have allowed the United States to deploy troops and aircraft near the Iraqi border.
	www.arabianews.org /english/index.cfm (1782 words)

	Saudi Arabia
		Saudi sponsors have substantial leverage in the negotiations and may block departure or bar future employment in the country.
		Saudi customs authorities enforce strict regulations concerning importation into Saudi Arabia of such banned items as alcohol products, weapons and any item that is held to be contrary to the tenets of Islam.
		To ensure that conservative standards of conduct are observed, the Saudi religious police have accosted or arrested foreigners, including U.S. citizens, for improper dress or other alleged infractions, such as consumption of alcohol or association by a female with a male to whom she is not related.
	travel.state.gov /travel/saudi.html (4388 words)

	National Review: Saudi Kidnapping: Enough: Since State won't deal with it, Justice must
		Many an American woman has discovered-the hard way- that Saudi Arabia is the only place in the world where an adult American female accused of no crime cannot leave without the written permission of the ranking male in her life, usually a husband but sometimes a father.
		The prince told the Arab News that his government "would demand that the Saudi detainees be handed over, because they are subject to the Kingdom's rules." Note the claim that even when Saudis are outside their national borders they ought to be subject to Saudi rules.
		But even in Saudi Arabia, Sarah never forgot, and a few years ago used the Internet to track down her grandparents in the Bay Area and, through them, her mother in Fresno.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1282/is_15_55/ai_105891465 (1215 words)

	Documentation of Internet Filtering in Saudi Arabia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In addition, Saudi Arabia was found to block sites recently reregistered after prior domain registrants allowed their domain registrations to lapse; many such sites come to provide sexually-explicit content, as documented in one author's prior Domains Reregistered for Distribution of Unrelated Content: A Case Study of "Tina's Free Live Webcam".
		While ISU's "filtering procedure" page reports that Saudi Arabia blocks sexually-explicit content on the basis of determinations made by its filtering software provider, reviewing the list of specific blocked pages suggests that the ISU may also have engaged categories of the filtering program that pertain to drugs and to personal home pages.
		However, the Saudi filtering system blocks access to megaproxy.com as well as a large number of other well-known proxy servers, suggesting that Saudi filtering administrators are well aware of this loophole and have sought to close it.
	cyber.law.harvard.edu /filtering/saudiarabia (2991 words)

	Saudi Arabia
		Saudi Arabia is a monarchy without elected representative institutions or political parties.
		The oil industry has been the basis of the transformation of Saudi Arabia from a pastoral, agricultural, and trading society to a rapidly urbanizing one, characterized by large-scale infrastructure projects, an extensive social welfare system, and a labor market comprised largely of foreign workers.
		Although in general Saudi culture greatly prizes children, new studies by Saudi female doctors indicate that severe abuse and neglect of children appears to be more widespread than previously reported.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/nea/8296.htm (12214 words)

	Timeline: Saudi Arabia (1871 - 2003)
		Demonstrations are illegal in Saudi Arabia, but part of the population seems to feel it has nothing to lose by taking to the streets.
		A senior official in the Saudi Interior Ministry said his government was certain the attack was planned and carried out by al Qaeda using the same suicide car bombing strategy employed in the May 12 attacks in Riyadh.
		Saudi is a very sticky tar baby and the way it is being handled looks like another brilliant stroke on the part of the administration yet again.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1017886/posts (7065 words)

	The Religious Policeman
		Saudis are in the best position to judge from my writings and my knowledge of Saudi society, whether I am genuine or not.
		There is no such thing as a Saudi orchestra or band or string quartet or musical anything, apart from the clandestine groups that the expatriate Westerners get together in their compounds.
		As for those who hold music to be lawful usually present the Hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari in which two girls were singing in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) and Sayyida A’isha (Allah be pleased with her).
	muttawa.blogspot.com (7730 words)

	The Country & People of Saudi Arabia
		Saudi Arabia has at least one quarter of the world's oil reserves, and the oil industry dominates the economy.
		Modern Saudi Arabia owes its existence to Ibn Saud, an adherent of the Wahhabi Muslim sect.
		The Saudi government restricted the use of American bases in the country during the U.S.-led invasions of Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003), and by Sept., 2003, all U.S. combat forces were withdrawn from the country.
	www.hejleh.com /countries/saudi.html (3210 words)

	The Emperor's New Clothes
		Tonight we'll reveal how Saudi Arabia became one of the most heavily armed countries in the world, how years before Desert Storm billion-dollar state-of-the-art military bases were already in place, built to U.S. military specifications, ready and waiting for the arrival of American soldiers.
		American corporations, with over $500 billion in contracts with Saudi Arabia, were told in no uncertain terms that unless they lobbied their Congressmen and Senators, they would not received renewals of their contracts.
		Saudi Arabia is America's number one foreign supplier, responsible for one quarter of all oil imported by the United States.
	emperors-clothes.com /news/arming-i.htm (6990 words)

	Collection of Persian Music in British Library
		One of the largest and most diverse collections of the ethnographic music recordings made by a single ethnomusicologist, is recorded by Jean Jenkins from 1969-1985.
		The collection begins with 16 tapes of music recorded in Central Asia in 1960, and includes one of the most comprehensive surveys of Music of the Islamic World, recorded as Jean Jenkins prepared for an exhibition at the Horniman Museum in 1976.
		There is another collection of 140 reel tapes, cassettes, and manuscripts, which was supposed primarily to include Turkish music, but later on, recordings from Iran were added to the collection.
	www.payvand.com /news/05/oct/1051.html (419 words)

	Personal Saudi Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This homepage contain links to Saudi insrtitutions and scientific link to wide spread genetic institutions across the globe, including some of my work in field of molecular cytogenetics at Duke University.
		This is a cultural and social group founded by the Saudi students in UK and Ireland.
		Its objective is to consolidate the friendship and the cooperation among the students.
	www.the-saudi.net /links/personal-pages-links.htm (468 words)

	Top20SaudiArabia.com - Your Top20 Guide to Saudi Arabia! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Saudi Arabia has a coastline of 2,640 kilometers.
		Almost half of the total country is uninhabitable desert with annual precipitation up to 100mm in most regions.
		There are 3,500 officers assisted by thousands of volunteers, [2] whose job it is to enforce religious doctrine (Muslim Shari'a law as defined by the Saudi government) and to root out "un-Islamic" activities.
	www.top20saudiarabia.com (2722 words)

	Sabbah’s Blog » Blog Archive » Saudi ‘Star Academy’ Detained! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Saudi singer Hisham Abdel Rahman poses by his ‘Star Academy’ award upon his arrival at Jiddah airport, Saudi Arabia, in this file picture dated Saturday April 16, 2005.
		DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Star or not, Saudi Arabia’s enforcers of virtue make no exceptions: handshakes and congratulatory kisses in mixed company are a no-no in a public mall.
		Members of the Committee for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, the formal name for Saudi Arabia’s religious police, doing their regular mall patrol, were offended by the scene, which they deemed improper, the policeman said on condition of anonymity.
	sabbah.biz /mt/archives/2005/04/24/saudi-star-academy-detained (955 words)

	Saudi Arabia Music News - Music Industry Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cue the music, the models, and the melodrama.
		Adrian Brickly, Abdul Hafiz Al Turkomani of Saudi Arabia and a number of Asian and...
		Most of these stories are not published by Music Industry Today and these links will take you to other websites.
	www.musicindustrytoday.com /saudiarabia (644 words)

	Arab Media: Saudi internet rules
		Anything contravening a fundamental principle or legislation, or infringing the sanctity of Islam and its benevolent Shari’ah, or breaching public decency.
		Reports or news damaging to the Saudi Arabian armed forces, without the approval of the competent authorities.
		Publication of official state laws, agreements or statements before they are officially made public, unless approved by the competent authorities.
	www.al-bab.com /media/docs/saudi.htm (562 words)

	Saudi Arabia Newspapers
		Saudi Arabia Newspapers and News Sites in English
		Site of the Islamic opposition group providing news from international sources, political and economic reports, princes profiles.
		Saudi Arabia Enters the Twenty-First Century: The Political, Foreign Policy, Economic, and Energy Dimensions
	www.world-newspapers.com /sa.html (94 words)

	Country briefing: Saudi Arabia
		Historical and political texts relating to Saudi Arabia
		Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis
		Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity
	www.al-bab.com /arab/countries/saudi.htm (101 words)

	Riyadh Saudi Arab. Riyadh Saudi Arabia City Guide and Yellow Pages. Riyadh Restaurants, Art, Music, Real Estate, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Riyadh Saudi Arabia City Guide and Yellow Pages.
		Riyadh Saudi Arab Local City Guide and Yellow Pages.
		Riyadh Saudi Arabia Art, Music, Events, Weather, Maps and Local Search.
	www.helloriyadh.com (69 words)

	Countries: Saudi Arabia: Arabic Search Engine: Directory of arabic and islamic sites
		Countries: Saudi Arabia: Arabic Search Engine: Directory of arabic and islamic sites
		Links to all major Saudi Sites World Wide.
		An American woman acts as your Virtual Tour Guide to Saudi Arabia.
	www.4arabs.com /links/Countries/Saudi_Arabia (236 words)

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