Diana Rayan - My Blog

Saudi Arabia is an Islamic conservative country. One of the traditions in this country is to wear Hijab which is called (Abaya); it’s a black dress that every woman must wear when ever she wants to leave her house for any reason and it covers all her body and her hair as well. One of the cities in Saudi Arabia is called Jeddah (Bride of Red Sea) which is less conservative than others cities due to different people who are living there; different races, cultures, religions, nationalities & others. One of the famous places to visit is the Red Sea that is full of different sculptures, people having their picnic, small booths where you can buy ice-cream, grilled corn, water & juices & others. You can find people playing on their bicycles and skating all over the Kornich road. Some are sitting down with the family beside their cars to listen to music and having Shesha. Some is having BBQ & others who enjoy fishing. There are open areas for public to swim and because it’s mixed and open to every one so conservative women can't take off their Abaya, so they swim with their clothes and Abaya. There is a big fountain which is very nice and people go to the beach and sit in front of it and enjoy watching it and relax.




My photo was chose by Cambridge university to be published in their calender for May month 2010.