The Arab World Handbook

€ For the tourist, business traveler, or expatriate, visiting,

working, or living in the Arab world € A guide to language, etiquette, and customs € Advice on planning and conducting a visit to the Arab

world, and on making a temporary home there € Maps of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,

United Arab Emirates, and Republic of Yemen € Glossary of useful terms and a basic vocabulary Traveling to the Arab world can be fraught with difficulties for the uninitiated. The Arabic language is daunting, the etiquette by which the Arabs set much store takes time to pick up, the Muslim religion is in evidence everywhere as the prevailing personal influence on daily life, and the conduct of business has its own rules. The Arab World Handbook shepherds the reader confidently through life and work in what soon becomes-with this sound guidance-no longer a mysterious environment.