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A Saudi Rave Sparks Debate Over Kingdom’s Cultural Transformation
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A Saudi Rave Sparks Debate Over Kingdom’s Cultural Transformation
Music, movies and relaxed dress codes have some Saudis asking whether their country is changing too much, too soon
Updated Dec. 31, 2022 5:27 pm ET
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia—Pulsating purple lights played across the traditional coral stone- and-wood facades of buildings in the center of this ancient Saudi port city on the Red Sea while electronic music boomed and young men and women in jeans and glittery tops danced with glow sticks.
The recent music festival in Jeddah’s Al-Balad neighborhood drew an audience of around 25,000 celebrating young people. It also stirred criticism of a rapid cultural shift in the kingdom being pushed by its day-to-day ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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