Jidda

In the air in Riyadh and Jidda is the conviction that oil money has corrupted the ruling family beyond redemption, even as the general population has grown and gotten poorer; that the country's leaders have failed to protect fellow Muslims in Palestine and elsewhere; and that the House of Saud has let Islam be humiliated — that, in short, the country needs a radical "purification."

The Fall of the House of Saud 2003

In the air in Riyadh and Jidda is the conviction that oil money has corrupted the ruling family beyond redemption, even as the general population has grown and gotten poorer; that the country's leaders have failed to protect fellow Muslims in Palestine and elsewhere; and that the House of Saud has let Islam be humiliated — that, in short, the country needs a radical "purification."

The Fall of the House of Saud 2003

In the air in Riyadh and Jidda is the conviction that oil money has corrupted the ruling family beyond redemption, even as the general population has grown and gotten poorer; that the country's leaders have failed to protect fellow Muslims in Palestine and elsewhere; and that the House of Saud has let Islam be humiliated — that, in short, the country needs a radical "purification."

The Fall of the House of Saud 2003

Although non-Muslims cannot see Mecca and Medina (and those with Israeli stamps on their passports cannot enter the country at all), most can visit the old souks of cities like Jidda, which is well-preserved.

Elder of Ziyon 2010

It was also the ancient Bedouin lifestyle and the stories he heard from his grandmother, Jidda, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 96.

David Suissa: Shepherd on a Mission 2010

It was also the ancient Bedouin lifestyle and the stories he heard from his grandmother, Jidda, who passed away in 2005 at the age of 96.

David Suissa: Shepherd on a Mission 2010

MTV has already produced something similar, a special called True Life: Resist the Power, Saudi Arabia, which followed the exploits of young people in Jidda, a city considered relatively liberal for the region.

America’s New Icons 2010

The night of September 11, 2001, had come and gone in Saudi Arabia, and the dawn prayers had been said in Jidda.

The Monarch Who Declared His Own Revolution 2009

On her way to Jidda last Fall after Bob Woodward's latest book came out, she told reporters it was "incomprehensible" that she could have ignored dire terrorist threats two months before 9/11.

Barry Lando: Poor Condi 2008

Perkins & Will's foreign projects include building a 34,000-student university in Jidda, Saudi Arabia (the plans have proceeded despite the gulf war).

Back To The Drawing Board 2008