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Gharem Studio, co-founded by Abdulnasser Gharem and his brother Ajlan, is a space for young artists to create freely. We get a tour from the artists in Riyadh

Is the Force with Saudi Arabia? Saudi high school students might have thought so recently after opening their social studies textbook. 

A textbook has a photo of the king taken in 1945 sitting next to Yoda. The artist who superimposed the Star Wars character said he has no idea how his art accidentally showed up in a textbook.

High school students in Saudi Arabia opened their social studies textbooks this week to find that the Force was with them.

In the conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi youth are finding new ways to express themselves.

Blending into the beige suburbs of Riyadh with high walls and an unassuming gate, lies a sanctuary for artists. 

Unterschrieb Yoda im Jahr 1945 einen wichtigen Vertrag? So sieht es auf dem Foto aus. 

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education is recalling all copies of a history textbook after it emerged that they have accidentally rewritten history by including a picture of King Faisal signing the United Nations Charter in 1945, with Yoda by his side.

Rules written and unwritten; expression, oppression, and pressure; private sedition and the public realm. All converge in the heat of the censorship question...

The new Star Wars movie hits theaters this month-but high school students in Saudi Arabia recently found the Force right inside their social studies textbooks.

Wer über Lügen aufklärt und sie widerlegt, gibt ihnen oft noch Auftrieb. Es gibt bessere Strategien.

Saudi Arabia's education minister has apologised for the production of a school textbook in which the Star Wars character Yoda is seen superimposed on a photograph of the late King Faisal.

As anti-Muslim feeling in the US is stoked by Donald Trump, a group of young Saudi Arabian artists travel from Texas to California..