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[[Image:SaudiArabiaWorldMap.png|right||400px|thumb|Location of Saudi Arabia]] | [[Image:SaudiArabiaWorldMap.png|right||400px|thumb|Location of Saudi Arabia]] | ||
| − | '''Saudi Arabia''' is a country in the [[Middle East]] which is under [[Sharia]] law, the legal system put down after the death of [[Muhammad]], the founder of Islam. It was founded in 1902 by [[Abul Ibn Saudi]], a member of the royal House of Saudi. | + | '''Saudi Arabia''' is a country in the [[Middle East]] which is under [[Sharia]] law, a brutal and oppressive set of rules. It was the legal system put down after the death of [[Muhammad]], the founder of Islam. It was founded in 1902 by [[Abul Ibn Saudi]], a member of the royal House of Saudi. |
| − | Saudi Arabia is mostly a desert country, but it is rich in [[oil]] and date palms. | + | Saudi Arabia is mostly a desert country, but it is rich in [[oil]] and date palms. It is also ruled with an iron fist. People will get their hands chopped off for stealing, alcohol is illegal, and women are not allowed to drive. |
[[Image:Bcdf.jpg|right|Masjid Nabawi, Medina, Saudi Arabia|thumb|400px]] | [[Image:Bcdf.jpg|right|Masjid Nabawi, Medina, Saudi Arabia|thumb|400px]] | ||
==Noteable Saudi Arabians== | ==Noteable Saudi Arabians== | ||
Revision as of 00:24, May 24, 2007
File:SaudiArabiaWorldMap.png
Location of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a country in the Middle East which is under Sharia law, a brutal and oppressive set of rules. It was the legal system put down after the death of Muhammad, the founder of Islam. It was founded in 1902 by Abul Ibn Saudi, a member of the royal House of Saudi.
Saudi Arabia is mostly a desert country, but it is rich in oil and date palms. It is also ruled with an iron fist. People will get their hands chopped off for stealing, alcohol is illegal, and women are not allowed to drive.
Noteable Saudi Arabians
- Osama Bin Laden
- Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud: ranked 11th richest person in the world by USAToday in 2002.[1]