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American Bedu

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Carol is a former American diplomat who after 20 years of service resigned to marry her Saudi husband. She now resides in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with her husband and their 3 cats.


Carol's blog, American Bedu, is where she shares her impressions, views and experiences as an American woman living in the Kingdom

• Added on: Dec 22nd, 2007
• Country: Saudi Arabia
• Language: English

• Author: American Bedu
• Listed in: Travel International Affairs
• Tags: religion education Culture relationships Islam saudi arabia

Recent Posts

• Grocery Shopping Peculiarities in Saudi Arabia

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 18:07 in travel, Culture, shopping, food, america, places, saudi, gender, saudi arabia, customs, Saudi culture, culture shock

    Grocery shopping in Saudi Arabia can be unique on various levels.  I have written previously about the etiquette while shopping in Saudi grocery stores and now I’ll address other unique aspects that one may encounter while grocery shopping...

• American Cancer Debate and Impact on Saudi Arabia

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 18:04 in politics, Culture, health, technology, women, Cancer, breast cancer, america, Economy, places, safety, saudi

  The recent debate in America in which the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends women do not need annual mammograms for detection of breast cancer or breast anomalies until age 50 not only hurts millions of women in Americ...

• Saudi Arabia: Is Three Months of “Alimony” Fair?

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 18:07 in religion, Culture, relationships, love, women, marriage, charity, relationship, places, Islam, saudi, gender

  I posted earlier this month about a bride’s dowry and if the marriage did not succeed, should the dowry be returned.  The resulting discussion on the post of dowry seemed to have a natural segue about marriage in Saudi Arabia and entitlements to ...

• Saudi Arabia: How Can Muslims Improve the Image of Islam

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 18:10 in religion, politics, Culture, blogging, america, places, history, Islam, terrorism, safety, saudi, saudi arabia

  With the recent tragedy in Ft. Hood, Texas, when Muslim Arab-American Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan went on a rampage and in cold blood calculatingly shot and killed 13 people and wounded 30, his identity as a Muslim is likely to have a rippling effe...

• Saudi Arabia: Flowers are Okay for Men…

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 18:07 in travel, Culture, relationships, Romance, friendship, saudi, gender, saudi arabia, customs, women issues, Saudi culture, freedoms

  Ironically while a man or woman cannot give flowers to one another on Valentines Day in Saudi Arabia, it is okay for men to receive a rose from Police Officials on Saudi’s National Day.  I do think the gesture of handing out roses is a beautiful g...

• Saudi Arabia: How many Heavens are there?

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 18:07 in religion, Culture, america, places, Islam, saudi, saudi arabia, customs, Saudi culture, freedoms, culture shock, heritage

  Sometimes I think we tend to over-analyze and make a topic too intense, such as religion.  Starting with Islam one can be a muslim but then someone may ask, is he or she a sunni muslim?  A shia’a muslim?  Salafi school?  Sufi?  Or the same wi...

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Santosh Nikam

nice blog ............ really enjoyed your article

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