Did you know that there are no public movie theaters in the whole of the KSA
except in Aramco camps? Everyone�s sitting room is his own private home
theater. There is also no church here. As such, there is no mass
celebration except in Aramco (unofficial). This being the case, everyone�s
living quarters is his own place of worship - without display of religious
pictures. The Ash Wednesday was celebrated here on last Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. I attended the ceremony on Wednesday evening. As always, the
pastor announced at the end of the mass that he would make the sign of the
cross with ash on the top of hand � not on the forehead, as is the custom
elsewhere in the world. He then humorously said �You know why it is so; I
don�t have time to visit you all in the jail!!!� Furthermore, women are not
allowed to drive in the Kingdom. However, women can drive in Aramco camps
but they have to hand over car to their male partners before they exit
Company�s main gate!
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
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