Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph. D. SAUDI ARABIA: FROM INCEPTION TO NOW by Enki updated on September 25, 2026. Leave a Comment on SAUDI ARABIA: FROM INCEPTION TO NOW By Sasha Alex Lessin, Ph.D. (Anthropology, UCLA) Saudi Arabia, on the Arabian Peninsula, sits above some of Earth’s largest petroleum reserves and contains Islam’s holy cities, MECCA and MEDINA. …