Jeddah, the port city on the Red Sea, is to become a glittering metropolis – that’s what Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wants. Excavators are already tearing down entire districts, and hundreds of thousands will probably lose their homes. But now there is resistance.
Of
Dunja Ramadan, Munich
The bulldozer arm is reaching deeper and deeper into what was just a home. Waving hands, one last photo. One way or another Hundreds of people are saying goodbye to their houses and apartments in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. They are images of destruction, say their residents. It is images of modernization that make Jeddah a cosmopolitan city, say those in power. That’s how the mayor of Jeddah sees it, and so does Mohammed bin Salman, who is behind the $20 billion project.