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Madawi Al-Rasheed

Madawi Al-Rasheed

Nov 1, 2013

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) is greeted by Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal upon arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia June 25, 2013. Kerry is in Saudi Arabia for a day visit and will continue on to Kuwait, as he returns to his Middle East tour after stopping in India. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin/Pool (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX11038 — US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) is greeted by Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal upon arrival in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia June 25, 2013. — REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (L), Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (C) and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa are seen after the official photo taking session of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Mecca August 14, 2012. REUTERS/Hassan Ali (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS) - RTR36UJ4

Saudi Arabia and Turkey Falter Over Egypt

Madawi Al-Rasheed

Madawi Al-Rasheed

Muslim pilgrims pray atop Mount Thor in the holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage October 11, 2013. Mount Thor marks the start of the journey of the Prophet Mohammad and his companion Abu Bakr Al-Sadeeq from Mecca to Medina. It houses Thor cave where Prophet Mohammed is believed to have hid from the people of Quraish before his Hijra (migration) to Medina. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: RELIGION) - RTX147ME

Sacred Meets Profane During Hajj

Madawi Al-Rasheed

Madawi Al-Rasheed

A man celebrates the country's National Day in Riyadh September 23, 2012. REUTERS/Fahad Shadeed (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY) - RTR38BR3

Saudi National Day Masks Contradictions in Culture and Identity

Madawi Al-Rasheed

Madawi Al-Rasheed

Saudi Arabia's Finance Minister Ibrahim Alassaf (front, 2nd R) walks with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Abdulatif al-Zayani (front R) to attend a meeting of Gulf Arab monetary and finance officials in Riyadh October 5, 2013. The central bank of Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top holders of U.S. government bonds, said on Saturday it was not worried by the political deadlock in Washington that could cause the United States to default on its debt. The U.S. Congress must agree on a measure

Saudi Arabia Deepens Its Isolation

Madawi Al-Rasheed

Madawi Al-Rasheed