• AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space
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    30 days ago

    Surprised to find Saudi Arabia is shaded orange. Are non-Muslims even allowed in without a special visa (i.e. them being either diplomats or contractors needed for a specific task)?

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        29 days ago

        IIRC, entry was nominally banned to non-Muslims (holy land and all that), though occasionally they needed some specialists (engineers to build infrastructure and such). They would get a special exemption, which would look more like a letter from the relevant government minister than a form one fills out and gets approved by the bureaucracy.

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          28 days ago

          Ah maybe you’re right, regarding the two cities of Mecca and Madina. I found it weird to be the case for the whole country.