Miscellaneous information about Saudi Arabia

Two statues

Some American friends of ours were having a dinner party and during the evening each guest would pick up the two 10 inch wood sculptures on one table and ask the hostess what they were. She said that she did not want to ruein the surprise for others so wispered to each guest the answer.
They looked just like these, can you guess what the Saudi artist has designed?
When I finally had a chance to ask about the sculptures the hostess wispered to me, "they are the back view of a Saudi man and woman".

My drawing of his design.

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Have you received a gift of natural honey in the comb?

DO NOT take the advice of anyone who tells you to heat the comb in the microwave oven to separate the honey from the was, why, because you could clog your sink drain!!!

How?, after you've melted the honey you will have to strain it and then wait for the was to separate from the honey, then you'll have to wash the bowls and you'll use boiling water to get that melted wax out. And where do you pour the boiling water, in your sink and once the was collects together again, it could be in a big blob inside your drain!!!

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Desalination The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia occupies the highest rank among all the states of the world in the production of potable water from the sea. The General Organization of Sea Water Desalination was formed to supervise all desalination projects in the Kingdom.
The volume of production capacity of the desalination stations in 1994 (1414/15 AH) had reached 714,218,000 gallons per day, which enabled the Kingdom, after covering the needs of the cities and villages on its eastern and western coasts for potable water, to introduce desalinated sea water into the heart of the Arabian Peninsula for the first time in its history.
Desalination now forms part of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Water & Electricity.

http://www.saudia-online.com/travel/Major%20Cities%20of%20the%20Kingdom_files/buraidah.htm

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Arabian perfume

Arabia's place in the history of perfumes is firmly entrenched and trade routes for fragrant goods are believed to have existed here as long as 4000 years ago. http://shop.store.yahoo.com/talkislam/perfumes-and-colognes.html

Arabian Perfume 2

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It was an Arabian doctor, Avicenna, who was the first to obtain the oil from flowers, known as attar, by distillation. Visitors of Arabian homes would be sprinkled with rose water as a mark of esteem.

www.free-researchpapers.com/dbs/a12/hpw208.shtml

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Incense

Incense is used for all special occasions, on the left Bahour (ba-hour) or sandle wood that is placed on hot charcoal and allowed to smoke. The smoke gives off a beautiful aroma when the bahour is of good quality. On the right is Mamoul (maa-mooul) which is ground bahour mixed with perfumed oils, these are the work of my mother-in-law.

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Teeth: In medieval times, people used a "natural" toothbrush - a root or stick from a tree with a sweet taste - which was chewed to soften it. http://nisus.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch618/Islam_New_Main.html

The miswak stick is still used in Arabia today, it is a natural whitner and might be used even while walking in the streets or entertaining guests!

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Two accidents....


Did he trip? www.elchineroconcepts.com/AC%20Folder/SAUDI%20Air.jpg	Somewhere along a highway in Saudi http://members.tripod.com/~Bob_Savage/1sept2.html

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at left front, size of normal man

Email hoax / Circulating since: March 2004

Recent gas exploration activity in the south east region of the Arabian desert uncovered a skeletal remains of a human of phenomenal size.

As God states in the Quran that He had created people of phenomenal size the like of which He has not created since. These were the people of Aad where Prophet Hud was sent.
Ulema's of Saudi Arabia believe these to be the remains of the people of Aad. See the attachment and note the size of the two men standing in the picture in comparison to the size of the skeleton !!

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_giant_skeleton.htm

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