1 Introducing Saudi Arabia
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uppose you are a camel herder in the desert. You and your relatives live in a tent camp. You have no electricity, no plumbing, and you cook over an open fire. You have never seen a train or an automobile. You live mostly on camel’s milk and dates. You cannot read or write. Because you are deeply religious, your children are taught how to live strictly according to God’s law—a law that does not accept change easily. Your life centers on finding water and food for your camels. In your search you move camp every few weeks. You have no radio, no television, and no telephone. Your only contact with the outside world comes when you visit town to sell your camels and buy some supplies, or when you meet other tribes at a well. WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR TRIBE STRIKES IT RICH Suddenly, outsiders who have different customs and clothes and speak a different language arrive at your camp. They offer you more