Walk into a Saudi home, majlis or heritage event and you may notice the scent before anything else. Oud and bukhoor are closely connected with hosp…

Before traditional Saudi crafts became souvenirs, museum pieces or festival displays, they were part of everyday life. A woven basket carried d…

Before shopping malls, supermarkets and online stores, the traditional souq was one of the places where Saudi towns came alive. People came to bu…

Few sounds are as closely associated with traditional Bedouin gatherings in northern Saudi Arabia as the sound of the Rababa. Simple in appeara…

Saudi Arabia does not have one traditional architectural style. Travel from central Najd to the Red Sea coast, then continue south into the mount…

There is no single historical women's outfit that represents every region of Saudi Arabia. That is one of the most important things to unders…