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		<title>Ummul Quraa&#8217;s Two Year Arabic Language Program Now Open to Female Residents of Jeddah &amp; Makkah</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women well into their 30's and 40's are in attendance.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1313423&post=1700&subd=desertdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Permanent Residency Plan for Expatriates in Gulf Countries</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free iqaamahs?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1313423&post=1568&subd=desertdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jeddah Literary &amp; Cultural Club</title>
		<link>http://desertdiaries.wordpress.com/2009/06/27/jeddah-literary-cultural-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keep up with the club for updates...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1313423&post=1533&subd=desertdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Question of the Day &#8211; How Big is Jeddah?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jeddah has grown during the last two decades, which made the city a center for money and business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1313423&post=1496&subd=desertdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New System to Replace Sponsorship</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 11:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[All About Saudi]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The plan behind the study is to replace the sponsorship of individual workers with a new system of private recruitment companies.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1313423&post=1454&subd=desertdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>KAU Makes &#8220;Education for All&#8221; a Reality for Expats</title>
		<link>http://desertdiaries.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/kau-makes-education-for-all-a-reality-for-expats/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 01:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Students can obtain the three-year Associate Degree from KAU in only two years, provided they clear the Exemption Exam for English which reduces the three-year period by one year, exempting two semesters. 
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		<title>Carcinogens Found in Some Abayas</title>
		<link>http://desertdiaries.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/carcinogens-found-in-some-abayas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some synthetic dyes have been linked to cancer, including testicular and bladder cancer, and leukaemia. 

The World Health Organisation has listed several dyes used in the textile industry as carcinogenic, including any dyes with a benzidine base, including Direct Blue 6, Direct Black 38 and Direct Brown 95, which have been banned in the US and the EU. More than 1,000 dyes are on the list, ranging from "definite" to "probable" to "unlikely carcinogen".
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		<title>King Elects First Black Imaam to Lead Prayers in Makkah</title>
		<link>http://desertdiaries.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/king-elects-first-black-imaam-to-lead-prayers-in-makkah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:29:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["One nation, with no racism and no segregation.”
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		<title>Photo Archives: Saudi Aramco World</title>
		<link>http://desertdiaries.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/photo-archives-saudi-aramco-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of the images on line are published and unpublished images from the bimonthly magazine Aramco World, from 1964 to 2000, and Saudi Aramco World, to the present.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=desertdiaries.wordpress.com&blog=1313423&post=1355&subd=desertdiaries&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Saks Fifth Avenue &#8211; Jeddah KSA</title>
		<link>http://desertdiaries.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/saks-fifth-avenue-jeddah-ksa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Shops!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stephen I. Sadove, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saks Incorporated, noted, "We are very pleased to bring Saks Fifth Avenue to Jeddah, which is an extraordinary tourist and shopping destination. We have worked closely with Fashion Village Trading Company to bring an exceptional array of luxury brands and experiences to both the residents of and visitors to Jeddah."
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