Much of Saudi Arabia's hard labor force has for decades been imported from poorer foreign countries. With Saudization of the work fo...

Because of the large population of expats living in Saudi Arabia who don't read Arabic, most of the signs here are in both English and ...

There is so much new construction going on all over Jeddah. In the northeast area of the city, new roads and buildings are being built at a...

Jeddah was first settled as a small fishing village on the Red Sea in about 500 BC. As the closest seaport to both Mecca and Medina, two of...

Almost every day, brickmakers can be seen out in the hot sun making bricks. Their lot is right next door to the Mall of Arabia, a beauti...

I have featured many photos of hard laborers on this blog. These workers come from a variety of poor Asian and African countries, like Ba...

Street vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables are seen all over the city every day selling their wares. Sometimes they posi...

Just across the street from a beautiful high end mall in Jeddah are hovels like this one where poor expat laborers live. The stark c...

Since Muslims are required to pray five times a day, there are mosques located everywhere in Saudi Arabia. It is safe to say that t...

A candid shot of a conversation outside an upholstery shop here in Jeddah. Notice what the man on the left is sitting on. It is comm...

Sometimes shade is hard to find here in Saudi Arabia, and it can be brutally hot standing out in the sun. Foreign workers often find ...