A highly accomplished book which should go into the bags of anyone who has to travel to the Kingdom' Literary Review
In this immensely important book, journalist Robert Lacey draws on years of access to every circle of Saudi society giving readers the fullest portrait yet of a land straddling the worlds of medievalism and modernity.
Even the country's flag boldly announces “There Is No God But Allah.” No religion other than Islam ... No foreigner can even leave the country without the permission of his sponsor: Getting an exit visa requires the sponsor's signature ...
Through conversations with a broad range of Saudis, from high princes and ambassadors to men and women on the street, Inside the Kingdom is a story of a people trying to reconcile the religious separatism of the past with the rapidly ...
Filled with stories told by a broad range of Saudis, from high princes and ambassadors to men and women on the street, Inside the Kingdom is in many ways the story of the Saudis in their own words.
Filled with stories told by a broad range of Saudis, from high princes and ambassadors to men and women on the street, Inside the Kingdom is in many ways the story of the Saudis in their own words.