Strange. It's not just me. When I talk about Riyadh, many people think of Dubai. Dubai as a generic term for the Arabian Peninsula. However, time flows very differently in Dubai. A pilot from Dubai is said to have told passengers during the approach to Riyadh that they needed to set their watches back an hour - and by a hundred years. Yet this timespan is shrinking. Slowly. Sometimes faster, depending on who currently has the upper hand in the ruling duo. The power-conscious real politicians from the House of Saud or the Islam-conservative clergy in the tradition of Wahhab. This can be clearly seen in the abayas. Those who are allowed to stay in the country longer pay attention to such signs. Upon arrival in Riyadh, at least during the first visit, there is no sense for such subtleties. One does not even glance at the modern architecture of the halls, but only at the rolling suitcase of the person in front, who sets the pace. Hasty steps. Getting to the arrival hall as quickly as possible. The lines at passport control are - as everywhere - dreaded... And then: You are there, with Laura Imsand, on a journey through a completely different world. One that needs to be discovered - in this book!.