#Khalid of Saudi Arabia

[vyorei]

The political solution is STOPPING THE GENOCIDE.

HOW MANY TIMES DO THEY HAVE TO SAY "WE'LL STOP WHEN THE SLAUGHTER OF GAZANS HAS BEEN STOPPED"?!

[saudicoaches]

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[theghostwhotumbles]

This monster should die!

The son of a bitch organized the slaughter of 2,977 Americans. His twisted mind also caused the painful deaths of many thousands of rescue workers from cancer and other hideous illnesses after breathing the toxic air. Now, Biden wants to save this monster and four other 9/11 conspirators from the death penalty. For 22 years the forever suffering families of victims have waited for justice, and…

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Saudi minister, Brazilian VP to join forum in São Paulo

Saudi Arabia’s Investment minister Khalid Al Falih will participate in a meeting on Monday (31) in São Paulo together with a business delegation from his country. Brazil’s vice president Geraldo Alckmin will participate, too. Registration is open for businesspeople.

Industry group FIESP hosts next Monday (31) Saudi Arabia’s Investment minister Khalid Al Falih and Brazil’s vice president and Development, Industry, Trade and Services minister Geraldo Alckmin for the Investment Forum Brazil-Saudi Arabia. The meeting takes place in Teatro da FIESP at 9 am.

The forum is intended for businesspeople, and registration is open. The meeting will present investments and potential partnerships in different industries regarding Brazil-Saudi bilateral relations. The Saudi minister will be accompanied by a delegation of over 70 members representing public and private companies.

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[herpsandbirds]

hi!! your blog rules!!!! my friend loves birds but also is colorblind so I try to find cool-looking birds that aren't just very colorful to send to them (they really liked the black headed gull you posted a few days ago.) do you have any favorite visually striking birds that are striking because of traits other than bright colors?

Thank you kumquat!

How about some distinctly marked black and white birds...

Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis), family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, found in parts of Northern Europe and Greenland.

photograph by Andreas Trepte 

Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill (Bycanistes subcylindricus), family Bucerotidae, order Bucerotiformes, Kenya

photograph by Wildplanetpix

Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), family Alcedinidae, order Alcedinidae, Saudi Arabia

photograph by Munzir Khalid Khan

Pied Harrier (Circus melanoleucos), male, family Accipitridae, order Accipitriformes, found across much of Asia

photograph by Rajesh Dhungana

Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris), female, family Alcedinidae, order Coraciiformes, Hokkaido, Japan

photograph by Tokumi

[jordanianroyals]

Close-up of Rajwa Al Saif's henna party outfit on 22 May 2023. The dress, by Saudi designer Honayda Serafi, took more than 2,000 hours to create, and includes several hidden messages of love, Vogue Arabia reports.

“Crafted by Saudi designer Honayda Serafi, Al-Saif’s henna dress is a vision in white and gold. The future queen of Jordan celebrated with family and friends in a look that takes inspiration from the traditional Najdi dress, known as Sahabi thoub, which originates from the Najd region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Keeping in mind the occasion and the family, Serafi made sure to combine the cultural beauty of the Hashemite kingdom of Jordan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to celebrate the union of Rajwa and Prince Hussein beautifully.

Featuring a handcrafted veil and dress, Rajwa Al-Saif’s pristine white henna outfit comes doused in 3D ornaments, made using a mix of silk, metallic threads and traditional reed strings (a signature element of Najdi embroidery). To create this masterpiece, Honayda Serafi took cues from the bride’s personality, attempting to reflect her innate grace, the rich traditions of her land, and her contemporary spirit.

Look closely, and you’ll notice that Al-Saif’s gown is replete with lovingly made details. Featuring a high round neck and full sleeves, the crepe gown features an inverted triangle-shaped bodice that is inspired by the traditional Najdi bodice design, normally worn as a separate piece. As the body-skimming gown continues, it flares out towards the ankles to create a mermaid-esque shape. The bodice of the gown is elevated using embroidery: soft organza flowers share space with geometric shapes and Arabic motifs, all of which are typical to Saudi Arabia and reflect the beauty and traditions of the bride’s homeland.

Rajwa Al-Saif’s veil has also been embroidered with meaningful designs, making this piece so personal to her journey. Seven Jordanian stars adorn her veil to signify the seven-pointed star that sits proudly on the Jordanian flag. What makes this symbol even more special is its religious meaning: The star on the Jordan flag signifies the seven verses in the opening chapter of the Holy Qur’an, and the seven mountains of Amman.

Along with the stars, the veil also features intricate palm trees as a reference to Saudi Arabia, and even some poetry. The words “I see you, and life becomes more beautiful” have been embroidered into Al-Saif’s veil, from Tunisian poet Abu al-Qasim al-Shabi, known for his Andalusian notes. If you’re a fan of Rajwa Al-Saif’s elegant wardrobe, you may already know that the bride-to-be has a soft spot for special symbols when it comes to her clothing. Back in August 2022, when Rajwa was officially engaged to Prince Hussein, she also commemorated the occasion with her clothing—an abaya that was embroidered with two gold birds, symbolizing two souls in love.”

The veil took 760 hours to complete

An exquisite piece of couture requires hours of effort, and Rajwa Al-Saif’s henna outfit is no different. According to the designer, Al-Saif’s veil took 760 hours to complete, and was worked on by a team of experts, craftsman and women. Extending to 10 meters, the piece was made using handcrafted tulle, a process that normally takes close to 2,000 hours of work. As for her billowing gown, the creation is the result of 340 hours of work.

Honayda Serafi: “I am very proud and honored to be part of this historic union”

Speaking on the occasion, Serafi shared, “I am very proud and honored to be part of this historic union between His Royal Highness, Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II of the honorable Hashemite family, and Miss Rajwa Khalid Alseif. May they be blessed with happiness and their union be crowned with success.” (x)

[theroyalsandi]

Lady Diana Spencer attending a banquet given at Claridges hotel for King Khalid of Saudi Arabia | June 11, 1981

[girlactionfigure]

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih told Bloomberg that "despite recent events, normalization with Israel remains on the agenda."

He also stressed that Riyahd would not use the "oil export weapon" to force a ceasefire in Gaza.

That says a lot, if not everything. The Saudis want Hamas destroyed as much as Israel does. 

The antisemitism chant "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free" is sadly heard more today in "Christian" Europe than in major Arab Muslim states like Saudi Arabia.

[the-golden-comet]

✨OC Interaction Tag✨

I gotchu, @fortunatetragedy ✨

Your OC: Khalid Abandonado

Khalid is a 12-year-old Son of Ether who is beginning his Ph.D. in biophysics. (Quantum biophysics, specifically.) He is curious, friendly, and socially isolated; also touch-averse and easily startled. He understands more references than you'd think he would. The air around him seems charged with electricity at all times, and he has a shock of white hair in his wavy dark brown hair. He wears safety goggles around his neck at all times hoping no one will notice his neck. (Or he wears a button-up shirt with a tie under a lab coat everywhere. Harder to see his throat that way.)

Spoilers: Khalid's neck and throat are heavily scarred. The scar tissue is bioluminescent green and gives him away in the dark. It gets explained in the next ALM update.

My OC: Ali from YWIMC

Ali is a 1000+ year old genie who was cursed in ~620 AD in his mid to late 20s. He was born in Sharma, Saudi Arabia and moved to Madinah with his father at 8 years old—where he remained until trying to flee back to Sharma to run from his curse (unsuccessfully). To say coming back to modern day was a culture shock would be an understatement. He is a practicing Muslim, highly energetic, very friendly and personable, and sometimes unaware of his own strength. If he was a dog breed, he would be a golden retriever.

Their interaction?

I feel like Khalid would be over the MOON to ask Ali questions, maybe try him as a guinea pig. Ali would be aloof, going along with whatever the mad scientist wanted, shrugging and saying “sure okay”. Ali wanted to adopt children before he was cursed, so he is happy to humor the 12 year old.

Though, Khalid would have to remind Ali to not touch any expensive lab equipment, as the poor genie has, on numerous occasions, broken things due to his lack of situational awareness. I feel Khalid would grow fascinated with Ali’s raw strength and genie powers, and try to lift his curse. Their interactions would be cordial, Ali would continue going along with experiments and wowing Khalid, and Ali would quickly be on track to Khalid’s #1 favorite test subject ✨

Let’s see those OCs, you beautiful writers (no pressure, though): @autism-purgatory , @wyked-ao3 , @sunglasses-in-the-bentley , @bookish-karina , @cowboybrunch , +open tag! ���

[deadpresidents]

You have mentioned your interest in reading about Saudi Arabia and I share your interest, so I want to know if you think the crown prince will actually become king eventually?

Yes, without a doubt. The Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), is already the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia and has instituted major economic, cultural, and religious reforms over the past few years that have dramatically changed Saudi Arabia. (Of course, he has also been responsible for some impulsive foreign policy disasters and brutal human rights violations.) With the possible exception of the Emirati leader, Mohammed bin Zayed (MBZ), the Saudi Crown Prince is already the most powerful leader in the Arab world.

King Salman is still alive (at least he was a few minutes ago), so he is officially in charge, but the King is nearly 88 years old and it is believed that he has been in failing health for a while now. It's not unusual for there to be a de factor ruler while the Saudi King is still living, and in every instance that de facto ruler ultimately succeeded the King. King Saud was forced to hand over power to the future King Faisal because Saud was utterly incompetent and unfit to effectively rule the country. King Khalid, who had assumed the throne when Faisal was assassinated in 1975, handed the reins over to future King Fahd because his health was failing. Fahd suffered a massive stroke in the 1990s, and future King Abdullah stepped in as de facto ruler until he was proclaimed King upon Fahd's death. So there's a lot of precedent for the de facto ruler to eventually become King in his own right. MBS has taken about as much control over Saudi Arabia as possible while still respecting the position of his father, but he's undoubtedly the person calling the shots and he's seemingly (and, in some cases, publicly) sidelined any potential threats to his rule once King Salman dies or abdicates.

Unless there is some shocking turn of events -- and it would probably take nothing short of a revolution at this point -- MBS will eventually succeed his father as King. That will make him the first grandson of Ibn Saud, the founder of the modern Saudi state, to become King. Since the death of Ibn Saud in 1953, every one of his successors as King of Saudi Arabia has been one of his roughly 50 sons. And because MBS is still so young (he's only 38 years old right now), he will likely have the opportunity to rule Saudi Arabia and become the most influential leader in the Middle East for decades to come.

[saudicoaches]

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[rawsmackdownnxtdivas]

WWE Superstars visit Make-A-Wish Saudi Arabia Kids at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh (Part 2)

[yellowocaballero]

i feel like you've put rosetta headstone under a box propped up by a stick with signs reading like "names as mask and identity, insecurity, local boy is introduced to Emotions and also white people (derogatory) and is not having fun, Hedgehog dilema, and more!" like a goddamn roadrunner cartoon. Anyway it is very dark in this box but damn am i having fun A+++

THANK YOU!!!!

Gonna be real, this story is fucking weird and messy and niche but I did drive myself a bit insane over it. It has so much going on. It's very emotional and raw. It's so fucking stupid.

In the game, Claude frequently mentions how he's an 'outsider', and how his very cutthroat home environment gave him an 'every man for himself so do anything to survive' mentality. The game itself I think only even alludes to the fact that he's a foreign prince and I actually don't know to what degree his real name is even mentioned (I heard that it was a Word of God thing but the Wiki's pretty upfront about it so ???), so there is honestly a shitton left unexplored about Claude's heritage and how he must have felt early in the game.

I decided to focus a lot of Claude's story about being biracial, especially in a story where that seems very uncommon. I interpreted him as someone somebody who was constantly teased and ostracized for being European in Fantasy Saudi Arabia, and who probably idealized running away to his mother's country and both a) wowing everybody through being from a far superior country (this xenophobia/nationalism is entirely from me and entirely because I think it's funny) and b) finally being able to successfully pass as somebody of everybody else's race. It's very much an exotification, it's definitely ridiculous, and it is a picture of somebody who is pretty desperate to belong and who has already resigned himself to the fact that he can't belong anywhere unless he pulls a lying gambit. It's the picture of a teenage boy on his study abroad and who just plans to squeeze this continent dry for what it can give him, but it's also the picture of somebody who is desperately searching for somebody he can understand and who can understand him. Of course, nobody ever truly can. That's where the strong themes of communication are born: how do you make somebody understand you when you are speaking in an imperfect second tongue?

Obviously, you use flowers. And that's how Byleth becomes the most important person in Khalid's life - not only somebody who is capable of understanding him, somebody who wants to understand him just as desperately as he wants to be understood. Thanks for reading!!!

[fatehbaz]

Arizona’s Sonoran desert and the Arabian desert [...] are directly linked. [...]

The dairy company Almarai that bought that alfalfa farm in Arizona in 2014 is actually headquartered just outside Riyadh, in a place called Al Kharj. This had been a favorite spot for the first Saudi king Abdulaziz, or Ibn Saud. He tried to set it up as a royal farm in the 1930s and he eventually pulled in Aramco (then the Arabian-American Oil Company, and now Saudi Aramco) to manage the operations. But in the early 1940s, an American geologist Karl S Twitchell (who had spent some of his early years mining in Arizona) convinced the US government to fund his 1942 Agricultural Mission to Saudi Arabia, ultimately aiming to develop the Al Kharj farms and curry favor with King Ibn Saud. This lay the groundwork for another US government-funded mission to send a team of Arizona farmers Al Kharj, with the idea that they could bring their special desert expertise to expand the farm and modernize Saudi agriculture.

The State Department also organized several royal family visits to tour Arizona agriculture -- first in 1943 by princes Faisal and Khalid (both of whom would later become kings of Saudi Arabia) and then in 1947 by Crown Prince Saud al-Saud (who would also become king).

And this second visit to Arizona was pivotal in kicking off Saudi Arabia’s dairy industry in the early 1950s; when Crown Prince Saud became King Saud and took over the Al Kharj farm, he insisted on getting a “Grade A dairy” (as he called it) like what he had seen in Arizona.

Flash forward many decades and a shocking regime of state agricultural subsidies, and it is precisely this early home of Saudi dairy that Almarai and its nearly 100,000 cows are based.

This kind of circularity [...] -- a seemingly modern point of connection actually having much deeper roots. [...]

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When American settlers and the US military first started to colonize the place that we now know as Arizona after it was acquired in 1848, they really did not know how to deal with the desert environment. But early advocates of US expansionism thought that they could use ideas and approaches from the “Old World” deserts of the Middle East (including farming techniques, plants, and animals, etc.) to conquer the American “New World” deserts. [...] [There was a] wide-ranging political, scientific, military, and cultural system that was needed for American[s] [...] to take over this territory and build US empire domestically. [...] So as US empire started to expand beyond North America, Euro-American settlers and their descendants learned that they could sell this desert expertise abroad, and started to build new colonial networks in the Middle East around the stories of their common arid lands experiences. [...] [It] is not just about domestic empire-building, but is also about US empire-building in the Arabian Peninsula since the mid-1900s. [...]

[T]he “desert” becomes a narrative resource.

In this sense, it is less about the physical characteristics of desert environments and more about how people breathe life into their stories of the desert and how they put these stories to work through a constellation of desires and beliefs about deserts. [...]

[T]hink about Gulf geopolitics beyond mainstream approaches [...], and [...] examine the role of science, expertise, and techno-futures in building and bolstering state power [...]. [T]he University of Arizona could not just sell a prestigious brand-name. Instead, to get an edge, they relied on selling their stories about the desert and their special arid lands expertise. But [...] this was something that had been going on for over one hundred years.

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Words of: Natalie Koch. From the transcript of an interview published as: “Natalie Koch, Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia (New Texts Out Now).” Published online by Jadaliyya. 17 May 2023. [Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks/contractions added by me.]

[herpsandbirds]

Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis), family Alcedinidae, Saudi Arabia

photograph by Munzir Khalid Khan

[jordanianroyals]

Happy 30th Birthday, Princess Rajwa!

28 April 2024 marks the 30th birthday of Princess Rajwa Al Hussein.

Born on April 28, 1994, in Riyadh, Her Royal Highness is the daughter of the late Khalid bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saif, and Mrs. Azza bint Nayef Abdulaziz Ahmed Al-Sudairi, who is the younger sister of Faisal, Nayef, and Dana.

Last year on June 1, Princess Rajwa married His Royal Highness Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II.

She received her secondary education in Saudi Arabia and pursued higher education at Syracuse University's College of Architecture in New York, USA. She holds a degree in visual communications from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in the USA.

Her hobbies include horse riding, drawing, designing handicrafts, and creating engineering and artistic designs using digital media software. She is fluent in English and French.