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Lucy2015
  12/28/2015 20:39 EST

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology is surrounded by walls and barbed wire to enter the school through two checkpoints, each hurdle by heavily armed security personnel inspect carefully verify the identity of each entrant. On campus, in addition to not eat pork, drink, other aspects little taboo.


If once taken the gate, there are many aspects need to adapt. Chinese students studying in the Middle East if some local customs must be understood. For example, in Saudi Arabia women need to wear a black robe, turban; for foreign women who are not required to wear a headscarf, but is certain to wear black robes.


Saudi Arabia almost all restaurants and some large public service facilities are equipped with "Single" (Single Section) and "Family" (Family Section) two regions, men go out if it is their home, regardless of marital status, you must be in the "single" Regional receive services; and if among those who have female counterparts, even if unmarried, you can also receive services in the "family" area.


In addition, Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world's women are not allowed to drive. For Muslims, the daily sunrise, noon, afternoon, sunset, when the late, respectively, need to do a prayer, each prayer sustained 20-30 minutes, during 80 to go four've all commercial establishments must be closed.


The Islamic calendar is Ramadan in September each year, this time (28 days) from sunrise to sunset, Muslims are fasting, not eating, not drinking. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and other countries provides that all food shop during the day during Ramadan can not be opened.

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