Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
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Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
Putting together a few meetups for those around Riyadh outside of compounds. Thought a safe place to start would be the Faisaliyah Mall and the globe cafe. Since I am male I am hoping to find a female to be the point of contact on the day, preferably someone with knowledge and experience of Faisaliyah Mall.
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Re: Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
Putting together a few meetups for those around Riyadh outside of compounds. Thought a safe place to start would be the Faisaliyah Mall and the globe cafe. Since I am male I am hoping to find a female to be the point of contact on the day, preferably someone with knowledge and experience of Faisaliyah Mall.
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Re: Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
No it will not be mixed. Just women only. I have heard the Globe Cafe is a good place.
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The mutawa will have a field day , one of the most busiest mall
you could have gone for a nice dining / foos establishment to keep it a low profile.
you could have gone for a nice dining / foos establishment to keep it a low profile.
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Re: Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
I heard the Globe restaurant was free of muttawa. If you have suggestions then please make them, if is all our community.
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The mutawwa can go inside any public place. That includes resturaunts and cafes. I have heard of incidents where they have gone inside upmarket resturaunts and busted a few individuals.
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Re: Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
Why would they bust a small group of western women?
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and one called le notre in centria mall, have also been there with a woman, no questions asked.
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Re: Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
Good idea, the problem is I am not female and so am looking for a woman to be the contact for the day, preferably someone with nouse and know-how of Riyadh. We cannot just say all meet here at this time if all the ladies have never met. I've never been to Spazio or to the Globe cafe.
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Re: Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
a place where women could meet. Still had to a secret though.
Large groups of women used to be a NO No. Large groups like 6!!
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Im keen to get involved but what are you actually trying to organise here?!!!
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Re: Wanted: Female to 'host' meetup (Riyadh)
Opportunities for men and women, who find themselves isolated from other westerners because of their accommodation, to meet up and network and get 'into' the compound and embassy circle. Since any meet in public would have to be segregated I need a woman to step up and become a 'tour guide' for the day.
Ideally I would like a social gathering within a compound so that we can invite both genders but small steps to start.
Ideally I would like a social gathering within a compound so that we can invite both genders but small steps to start.
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The Globe is in the Faisailah tower and not in the kingdom .
You need to book a table before hand, you cannot just go up to the tower / globe. certain days of the week it is fully booked
They have a one floor its a cigar lounge, the next floor is the restraunt which is superb, pricy but very nice,
The last time i was in there one mutawa walked in with his side kick Mr Pc Plod.
You need to book a table before hand, you cannot just go up to the tower / globe. certain days of the week it is fully booked
They have a one floor its a cigar lounge, the next floor is the restraunt which is superb, pricy but very nice,
The last time i was in there one mutawa walked in with his side kick Mr Pc Plod.
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Rare but not definitely fine - a female friend got into trouble meeting someone there to talk work. Luckily her father was shopping downstairs so she was able to pretend he'd been with her all along and had just popped away