Families with Saudi Arabian Roots

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Families with Saudi Arabian Roots

• The Saudi Arabian Flag is green, which is the
  traditional color of islam, with a large white
  Arabic script that may be translated as There is
  no God but God Muhammad is the Messenger of
  God. Below the script is a white horizontal
  saber.

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The Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaAl Mamlakah al
Arabiyah as Suudiyah

• Saudi Arabia is located in the Middle East,
  bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea,
  Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, and
  Yemen.
• Saudi Arabia is slightly more than one-fifth the
  size of the US and the area consists of 1,960,582
  sq km of land and 0 sq km of water (excluding
  the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea)
• The environment in Saudi Arabia is mostly harsh,
  dry, sandy desert with great temperature
  extremes, frequently have sand and dust storms,
  and is mostly uninhabited. The lowest point in
  elevation is the Persian gulf at 0 m., and the
  highest point is Jabal Sawda at 3,133 m.

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The Saudi Arabians

• Population 24,293,844
• Religions Muslim 100
• Language Arabic
• Ethnic Groups Arab 90 Afro-Asian 10
• Median Age total 18.8 years male 20.9
  years female 16.8 years (2002)
• Age Structure 0-14 years 42.3 (male 5,245,413
  female 5,028,595) 15-64 years 54.8
  (male 7,700,121 female 5,622,099)
• 65 years and over 2.9 (male 393,173
  female 304,443) (2003
  est.)
• Population
• Growth Rate 3.27 (2003 est.)
• Birth Rate 37.2 births/1,000 population (2003
  est.)
• Death Rate 5.79 deaths/1,000 population (2003
  est.)
• Net Migration Rate 1.23 migrant(s)/1,000
  population (2003 est.)
• Literacy Age 15 and over can read write
• 
  Total Population 78.8
• 
  Male 84.7 Female 70.8

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The Quran
"Alif Laam Raa. A book which we have revealed to
you (Muhammad) so that you may lead the people
from out of the darkness into the light by their
Lord's leave to the path of the All-Mighty, the
Praiseworthy." Qur'an 141

• The Qur'an is a collection of holy scriptures of
  Islam. It is divided into 114 Suras (chapters) of
  unequal length. The earliest Meccan suras are
  shorter, and they become longer as time goes on.
  The earliest suras are more similar to the Jewish
  style of admonishing people to reform and warning
  them of coming judgment. All suras are supposed
  to represent material dictated to Muhammad from
  God through the angel Gabriel. The Qur'an is thus
  believed to be the direct Word of God and must be
  obeyed without question.
• The word Qur'an means "recitation," representing
  the fact that it is a verbally revealed set of
  scriptures. A few things are emphasized in the
  Qur'an, including strict monotheism, the duty of
  all believers to take care of those less
  fortunate, daily prayer, purification through
  fasting, and making a pilgrimage to Mecca. These
  five items make up the "Five Pillars" of Muslim
  faith.
• While the Qur'an is regarded as the Word of God,
  it is strangely evolutionary. Evidently, God
  wasn't interested in handing down a single
  instruction and leaving it at that, instead, God
  changed his instructions over time. This shows
  that the Qur'an is greatly concerned with how
  people live their lives. It is not just a matter
  of moral law, but a person's daily routine.

                                                
                      
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Gestures

• Salam Alikum (Peace be upon you)
• Handshakes
• Small talk
• Hospitality
• Touching
• Body language

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Holidays

• Fridays
• Ramadan
• Eid-Ul-Fitr
• Eid-Ul-Adha
• Ashura
• Muslim New Year
• Laylat Ul Qadr