Saudi Arabian women: Colourful vignettes from across the country

Visuals of Saudi Arabian women from various walks of life.

A burqa-clad Saudi Arabian woman carpet seller sits in front of a colourful patchwork carpet. The photograph was taken during the Klaija Heritage and Culture Festival at Buraydah near Riyadh.

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A beaming Mawadda Nour from Saudi Arabia is congratulated by other contestants after winning the "Miss Arab World 2009" pageant in Cairo.

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Saudi photographer Muneera Al Romaih poses in front of her photographs during the opening of a gallery in Amman.