3. Abu Dhabi On the World map, where is Saudi Arabia ?
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5. Under the law, children born to Muslim fathers are also Muslim, regardless of the country or the religious tradition in which they have been raised.
6. Saudi Arabia prohibits public non-Muslim religious activities. Non-Muslim worshipers risk arrest, imprisonment, lashing, deportation, and sometimes torture for engaging in overt religious activity that attracts official attention.
7. Under Saudi law conversion by a Muslim to another religion is considered apostasy, a crime punishable by death.
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9. Medinah - This is where the Prophet Muhammad spent the last several years of his life. Upon hearing of an assassination plot against him in 622 AD, he led his followers here. It is home to the burial sites of him and many of his companions, and home as well to the famous Prophet’s Mosque (another of Islam’s holiest sites).
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11. The Basic Law was adopted in 1992 declared that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy ruled by the male descendants of King Abd Al Aziz Al Saud, and that the Qur'an is the constitution of the country, which is governed on the basis of Islamic law
12. No political parties or national elections are permitted . The Saudi government is the seventh most authoritarian regime from among the 167 countries rated. King: Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
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16. Women- typically wear the abaya, which is a black outer cloak the covers the dress. Some Saudi wear a veil, which serves to protect the face from exposure to sun while signifying Islamic modesty.
17. Women must cover the parts of the body that are awrah (not meant to be exposed).
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19. Saudi Arabia does not permit religious freedom and bans all visible forms of non-Muslim worship. Non-Muslims, as well as Muslims who do not adhere to the Sunni Islam, are advised by Mutawwa'in (the religious police) for acts considered offensive to state ideology. Citizenship is restricted to Muslims, but non-Muslims are allowed in many jobs across the country. However, persons with evidence of travel to Israel in their passport are not permitted to enter the kingdom.
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22. Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world that prohibits women from driving
23. The quality of education is lower for females than males. Curricula and textbooks are updated less frequently, and teachers tend to be less qualified. At the higher levels, males have better research facilities.
24. In 2005, the country’s religious authority banned the practice of forced marriage. However, practically, females are not involved in making decisions surrounding their own marriages. The marriage contract is officially between the husband-to-be and the father of the bride.
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26. Sex tourism Sex tourism is travel to engage in sexual activity with prostitutes. Female sex tourism also exists when a female travels abroad for sex with foreign males, this however is not as common as male sex tourism. Child Sex tourism- child sex tourism is illegal in most countries and is a multi-billion-dollar industry. Some people travel to other countries to engage in sex with children. Child sex tourism has been closely linked to poverty. Prostitution is illegal in Saudi Arabia.
