"It's like watching a movie - just better," , Oxford University, Arabic and Islamic Studies. Susanne Koelbl, prize-winning journalist for the German news magazine , strips away the veil covering many secrets of this mysterious kingdom. For years she traveled the Middle East, and recently lived in Riyadh during the most dramatic changes since the country’s founding. Koelbl has cultivated relationships on every level of Saudi society and is equally at ease with ultra-conservative Salafi preachers, oppositionists, and women from all walks of life. .