lynsey addario, photographer

Middle East: Saudi Arabia

Jeddah Mosque. Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2004
   
Saudi women look out onto Riyadh City from atop the Kingdom Tower, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 2003. Due to the strict laws and norms in Saudi culture segregating men and women, a public display of affection between young couples is very rare.
  
Ghut Ghut Village, Saudi Arabia 2004
     
  
Villagers greet the Crown Prince Abdullah in Majlis. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2004
   
A Saudi woman prays in her home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2003
   
Prince Khalid holding Majlis. Aseer Province, Saudi Arabia 2004
     
  
Prince Mohammad bin Faisal eats lunch at home with his children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004.
  
Prince Mohammad bin Faisal walks around the grounds of his home with his children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004.
  
Saudis salute the Crown Prince Abdullah as they attend a Majlis with the Crown Prince in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004
     
  
Saudi young men and women hang out in the desert outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004.
   
A Saudi woman smokes an Arabic waterpipe at a restaurant in Demmam Province, in Eastern Saudi Arabia, 2003.
   
A woman stands with her daughter along the beach in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2004.
     
  
Prince Abdullah cooking dinner at home. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2004
   
Muna Abu Sulayman sits around her pool with her two daughters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 2003
   
Prince Faisal bin Satam sends text messages from a friend's home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2003.
     
  
   
A Saudi woman flies a kite in the desert outside of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2003
   
Saudis attend camel races in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2004
     
  
Saudis go for afternoon prayer at the main mosque in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004
   
A male professor is broadcast to a classroom full of female students at the Imam University, a religious institution, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2004. Because the rules of the Imam University prohibit male professors from teaching in person to a classroom of women, television sets are used as a means of teaching.
  
Saudi women at the women's section of McDonalds at the Kingdom Mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 2003