About the Author
Part I - The Trip: Introduction
My Various Incarnations        and Re-Incarnations
Snotty Cracks From My        Friends and Relatives        Upon Learning That I        Was Planning A Trip To        Saudi Arabia (SA)
Responses To My Snotty        Friends and Relatives
The Worst Kept Secret In        The Middle East
Saudia Airlines Flight: SV        24
Welcome to Saudi Arabia
My Personal Security
What Is Life Like for        Saudis?
Women’s Lives In Saudi        Arabia
Too Many Young,       Uneducated,       Unemployed Saudis
Foreign Workers
Saudi Markets
Camel Markets
Oil: A One Product        Economy
Islam in Saudi Arabia
The Eastern Province of        Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Very Bad        Neighborhood
Allah, Oil, and Isis
The King Abdullah’s        Scholarship Program in        the U. S. (KASP)
The Bottom Line

Part II – Relevant and Irreverent Digressions
The Promised Reward of 72       Black-Eyed Virgins To       Islamic Martyrs and         Martyrettes
The Press Plan For Peace In        The Middle East

Part III - Islam: A Very Short Introduction
What is Islam?
What Do Muslims Believe?
Who Was The Prophet Muhammed?
What is the Qur'an (Koran)?
How do Muslims Practice Their Faith?
What Is Jihad?
Sharia Law
The Shia Sunni Wars
Where Do Muslims Live?

Part IV- The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)
The P5 + 1 Agreement With        Iran
The Dynamics Operating In      The Four Countries        Most Impacted by the        JCPOA
A Very Difficult But        Necessary Choice

Part V - End Notes

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