An urban history of Jeddah from the late Ottoman period to the present day, seen through its diverse and changing population.

Describes the activities of Mohamed Said Farsi from 1972 to 1986 as city planner and later mayor of Jeddah to turn Jeddah into an open air art museum.

Osama bin Laden's former sister-in-law provides a penetrating, unusually intimate look into Saudi society and the bin Laden family's role within it, as well as