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As Donald Trump has ended the Saudi leg of his first foreign visit, here's a look back at some of the contentious moments in the Gulf kingdom. 1. Thumbs down for a thumbs up? It's one of the president's favourite gestures, and Bloomberg journalist Jennifer Jacobs tweeted a picture of him doing just that in Riyadh. Image copyright Twitter - @JenniferJJacobs Trump's "Islamic terrorism" phrase The president's highly anticipated address did not include the phrase "radical Islamic terrorism", which he had used before, and which is considered offensive by many Muslims. A transcript of the text published on his Facebook page included a mention of "Islamist extremism" and "Islamist terror groups". But in his speech Mr Trump actually said: "That means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamic extremism and the Islamists and Islamic terror of all kinds." Did he stumble over the word or did he decide to change the script? A White House official later blamed Mr Trump's fatigue for the switch, saying he was "just an exhausted guy". http://konga.postaffiliatepro.com/scripts/co3dhla?k_id=20131836733&desturl=http%3A%2F %2Fwww.tokanews.com&k_cid=597b4c72 The word "Islamist" refers to those who aim to reorder government and society in accordance with Islamic law, or Sharia. Meanwhile, "Islamic" relates to Islam as a religion.
That is why a number of Middle East experts prefer the use of "Islamist extremism" to avoid tarring the entire religion. Anyway, Mr Trump's veering off the script appears to not have caused major controversy. 3. No headscarf for Melania Foreign visitors are not forced to wear it while visiting the kingdom, and the list of Western women who have done just that includes the UK Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former US First Lady Michelle Obama and former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Media caption
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