Authorities say the event was organized by a Swedish artist who has faced numerous threats for caricaturing the prophet Mohammed.

官方称这起讲演会议是由瑞典艺术家策划，他曾经由于讽刺先知默罕默德而遭到威胁。

But some recalled the hallway chatter after Crown Prince Mohammed's presentation on Neom: They joked that it was a giant sand castle.

嘉宾们开玩笑说他的倡议不过是一座巨型的沙雕。

Many religions use certain actions during prayer that symbolize deference to God, such as Catholics making the sign of the cross before prayer, or Muslims supplicating themselves and facing Mecca, the birthplace of the prophet Mohammed.

许多宗教在祈祷时使用某些象征对上帝的尊重的动作，例如天主教徒在祈祷前划十字， 或者穆斯林祈祷自己并面向先知穆罕默德的出生地麦加祈祷。