The Queen Of England
The Queen of England granted a knighthood in the Order of the Bath to King Ibn Saud in 1935. This was a paramount action and one that was received with great respect both by the Saudis and the English population.
The Religious Police
In 2002, a devastating fire at an all-girls’ school in Mecca, claimed the lives of 15 girls. The rumor that spread after the tragedy was that the “modesty police” prevented girls from leaving the building because they weren’t dressed in accordance with strict Islamic dress code.