Outside a local mosque in a busy area of town, I noticed this sign telling congregants to leave their shoes outside the mosque before entering for prayers. The cubby holes are for shoes, however during prayer times I have seen the cubby holes empty and the floor below strewn with shoes everywhere. Personally I'd rather place mine in a cubby hole, but that's just me.
The second photo shows a big graphic sign that was up during the Saudi National Day celebrations recently, with images of three generations of Saudi royalty - the first ruler of the country, ibn Saud; ibn Saud's son and the current king, King Salman; and ibn Saud's grandson who is King Salman's son, Mohammed bin Salman, the current Crown Prince and heir apparent.
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Are there any photos of the Queen?
ReplyDeleteI wonder does anyone ever take the wrong shoes by mistake?
Hi Marie - Because of the privacy of this culture and religious influences, publicly displaying photos of Saudi women was frowned upon for many years and is just now becoming more acceptable. I don't believe the king's wives are ever referred to as queen. Historically the kings of Saudi Arabia have had multiple wives - in fact King Abdullah is said to have had 30 wives and more than 35 children. I do know that there are many princesses in the royal family - I have met several of them - but they are never revered as queen if their husband is king.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there have been many shoe mix ups and missing shoes over the years!
...removing shoes is a common practice in Hawaii too. When I enter a church I leave my shoes at the door. Thanks Susie for joining the party, take care.
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