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![]() Jaloud laughed and said she was a normal Saudi woman. "Are you famous?" asked a woman who sidled up to her. In the crowd, there were audible gasps and arched eyebrows. Women veiled head-to-toe stared askance. In a stunning sight, the 33-year-old human resources specialist strolled through a mall in central Riyadh last week wearing nothing but a burnt orange top over baggy trousers. Mashael al-Jaloud has taken the cultural rebellion a step further - she stopped wearing the robe. Some women subsequently mounted a rare social media protest against the restriction, posting pictures of themselves wearing the figure-concealing garment inside out.ĭespite the risk of provoking arch-conservatives, many others now leave their cloaks open in the front or wear them in bright colours. Last year, de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hinted during an interview with CBS that the dress code may be relaxed, saying the robe was not mandatory in Islam.īut despite his sweeping liberalization drive, the practice continued as no formal edict followed. The billowy over-garment, usually all-black, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, where it is widely seen as a symbol of piety. What we love most about this house is that it’s right on the beach.RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall - without a body-shrouding abaya. “One of our main hopes was that we could find a place that would teach our children - especially in their young formative years - to build healthy habits and hobbies like surfing, hiking, and snorkelling,” says Garrett on People People, “instead of video games, iPods and watching too much TV. He has created Instagram, Youtube, and Blog for sharing their world travel called Bucket List Family. Where is He Settled Down?Īfter travelling more than 60 countries, Gee bought their first place to call home at Hawai Island. He also enjoys sailing, snowboarding, basketball, riding, and fixie. At Brigham Young University he was the captain for their Soccer Team. He loves to keep dreaming and wake up early. Aside from all the things, he said that the passion for his life best describes in one word that is “CREATION.” Designing, Creating a business, creating ventures, creating relationships, creating products, creating websites, creating harmony, creating ideas, creating theories, creating quotes, creating images, creating music, creating dance, creating fashion, creating events, creating surprises. Garrett loves travelling and exploring the world a lot. The app was generating revenue of $60,000 per month. In December 2014, they sold the Scan app for $54M to Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel. By the year 2012 Scan has been downloaded over 25 million times and 27 million regular monthly scans. They raised $8M in two years and upgraded its features that respond to the consumer requests. Gee became CEO, Ouimet COO, and Turley CTO. In 2011 Gee, Ouimet and Turley formed the Scan Inc. ![]() He took six months to develop the user-friendly Scanning app with the help of his friends Ben Turley and Kirk Ouimet. ![]() When he was designing the app, he was a student at Brigham Young University. So Garrett considered designing one himself and made the Mobile QR & Barcode Scanner App, “Scan.” After a massive success of the app, he along his classmate formed the company, Scan Inc. He later for the replacement of the app tried to find another one but didn’t able to get one. He entered the technology life unexpectedly after when he downloaded an app which scanned and read UPC barcodes used to purchase retail products. Garrett Gee received a smartphone in 2009. Garret Gee completed his schooling from Utah Highland and went to Brigham Young University, but didn’t complete study to launch his company Scan Inc. Gee has one brother and four sisters and one stepmother. The family decided to travel the world and sold their almost everything and later sold the Scan App to the Snapchat for the value of $54M. Jessica was from Denver who was also serving as LDS mission in Vladivostok when they met.Ĭurrently, Gee has three children, namely Dorothy, Manilla, and Calihan. ![]() He served a two-year mission in Vladivostok, Russia. He worked as an LDS in Russia where he met his better half/life partner Jessica.
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