Exactly genesis, even in mecca the religious police are more keen to 'discipline' gulf arab woman for transgressing laws on 'morality' but aren't as bothered for people from non-arab muslim countries. The golden age of the islamic empire was before all this ridiculousness from people like the Wahhabis/Salafis, Jews felt safer there than they did in Christian lands,who at the time had the same issues with tolerance like the Saudis currently do.

Not to mention these religious police turn a blind eye to certain parties thrown by certain Saudis... I won't say more in case I get chopped up and dumped in the sea.