In addition to the crowd-pleasing sporting and shopping opportunities, the festival will host a seemingly never-ending stream of cultural discussions, such as the kick-off symposium, “Saudi Arabia and International Balance,” which focused on three major themes: Islam, energy and peace.
This initial symposium, according to Muhannad Baidhain, professor of human civilizations, is built on the centric position of the Kingdom in the context of its relations and communication with world civilizations. Saudi behavior, especially in this context, is governed by Islam, around which its system of relations with other countries is primarily evolving.
Since energy constitutes the nerve of the global economy, Riyadh has founded its economic relations with others on the principle that it never accepts tampering with the security of energy and to deal with it with utmost responsibility, he said.
He said this principle reflects the real meaning of Islam, which is dedicated to achieving security, stability and peace in the world...Which is to say, a security, stability and peace that will come to pass once the Wahhabis' Islam prevails worldwide.
A word of advice for festival attendees: Don't eat the yellow camel. |
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