沙特阿拉伯的欢乐之城

Photographs by Maya Anwar Forty miles outside Riyadh, as views of skyscrapers fade to towering sandy cliffs, a woman emerges from Falcons Flight, the world’s longest, tallest and fastest roller coaster. After being whipped around at 155 mph over almost 3 miles of track, she adjusts her head covering to hide her hair, takes a breath and dashes back to the queue for another go. Nearby, 26-year-old Hessa Saleh stands with her mother, watching with shock and joy as a rail car dives down the track off a cliff and plunges into a tunnel in the desert mountain. “I can’t believe we have brought something like this to our home,” the Saudi native says. …