Saudi Arabia

""'Culture Shock Within Their Own Country': Saudis Come To Grips With Swift Changes""

"Much of what was forbidden in Saudi Arabia — cinema, music, theater, women driving — is suddenly acceptable. In fact, the Saudi government is encouraging it. But for many Saudis, their whole way of life — their whole belief system — is being upended."

"Much of what was forbidden in Saudi Arabia — cinema, music, theater, women driving — is suddenly acceptable. In fact, the Saudi government is encouraging it. But for many Saudis, their whole way of life — their whole belief system — is being upended."

"Last September, the crown prince cracked down on and jailed opposition figures, including clerics, economists and journalists and bloggers. Two months later, about 200 government ministers, businessmen and members of the royal family were rounded up and detained without due process at Riyadh's Ritz-Carlton hotel, as part of the crown prince's anti-corruption crackdown. Most have since been freed, after paying large settlements, but in certain cases, the whereabouts of some detainees are unknown."

https:// www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/05/02/607193358/culture-shock-within-their-own-country-saudis-come-to-grips-with-swift-changes