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UPDATED: 23 Aug 2009 GMT
  • Charles Williams and Tom Teasley perform live

    Williams and Teasley performed twice in Jeddah their last stop after having performed in Riyadh and Dhahran. The performances featured the inspirational texts of authors such as Langston Hughes and Martin Luther King Jr, as well as African folk songs.

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  • Abstract Artist Laurie Goddard conducts workshop

    Laurie led a painting workshop with 20 young male and female Saudi artists from Jeddah, Mecca, and other cities in the Hijaz.
  • Farah Pandith: Ramadan Kareem Saudi Arabia!

    A salaam aleykum. My name is Farah Pandith, and I am the Special Representative to Muslim Communities at the US Department of State. I would like to say “Ramadan Kareem” to all our friends in Saudi Arabia and offer my sincere best wishes for a joyous and reflective season.

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