Linda: Saudi Arabia Osama Ahmed Mansour // Shutterstock Linda: Saudi Arabia - Name meaning: Soft, tender; beautiful. - Reason for ban: It’s foreign. The Saudi Arabian government actually takes issue with several Western girls’ names. These include other seemingly benign names such as “Alice...
While Olivia holds strong as the most popular girls name for the third year in a row, the other names in the top 5 have similar characteristics. Babycenter.com reports their top five baby girl names have been the same from 2021 through 2023. Additionally, every name has ended in the lett...
Parents looking to improve a kid’s social status by naming him or her something aristocratic better not move to Saudi Arabia. Royal terms like Sumuw (highness), Malika (queen), and Al Mamlaka (the kingdom) are all off-limits. Ashanti: Portugal Petr Pohudka // Shutterstock Ashanti: Portu...
Parents looking to improve a kid’s social status by naming him or her something aristocratic better not move to Saudi Arabia. Royal terms like Sumuw (highness), Malika (queen), and Al Mamlaka (the kingdom) are all off-limits. Ashanti: Portugal Petr Pohudka // Shutterstock Ashanti: Portu...
and their subsequent impact on audiences. As but one example, Saudi Arabia has only recently decided to re-open movie theaters in 2018 after a thirty-five year ban (Cowell and Kirkpatrick). It will be interesting to see which movies may be shown and what censorship may be employed in the...
In the early 1940s, American geologists working for Standard Oil of California were searching for oil in Saudi Arabia. They discovered a geological bend in a riverbed that indicated an underlying oil field. Further exploration was put on pause during the war, but in 1948, a test drill hit ...
Amir: Saudi Arabia Hany Musallam // Shutterstock Amir: Saudi Arabia - Name meaning: Prince. - Reason for ban: Saudi Arabian citizens cannot name their children anything that relates to royalty. Parents looking to improve a kid’s social status by naming him or her something aristocratic better...
Amir: Saudi Arabia Hany Musallam // Shutterstock Amir: Saudi Arabia - Name meaning: Prince. - Reason for ban: Saudi Arabian citizens cannot name their children anything that relates to royalty. Parents looking to improve a kid’s social status by naming him or her something aristocratic better...
Amir: Saudi Arabia Hany Musallam // Shutterstock Amir: Saudi Arabia - Name meaning: Prince. - Reason for ban: Saudi Arabian citizens cannot name their children anything that relates to royalty. Parents looking to improve a kid’s social status by naming him or her something aristocratic better...
Parents looking to improve a kid’s social status by naming him or her something aristocratic better not move to Saudi Arabia. Royal terms like Sumuw (highness), Malika (queen), and Al Mamlaka (the kingdom) are all off-limits. Ashanti: Portugal ...