THAT WAS THEN: The wearing of the abaya was made mandatory for women in Saudi Arabia after the attack on the Holy Kaaba in Mecca in 1979.
In the Islamic world, it is often customary for women to wear an overgarment that covers almost all of the body. In countries on the Arabian Peninsula, this garment is known as an abaya. The abaya is typically black, and it drapes from the head or the shoulders down to the feet. In Saudi Arabia, where it is a law that women must cover themselves, the abaya is worn with the niqab, a veil that covers all parts of the head and face except for the eyes. The muttawa, or religious police, enforce the law and may punish a woman if she is seen without this covering.
THIS IS NOW: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said: “Islamic law does not specify that a woman must wear a black abaya or a black head covering…just that she should dress modestly.”
Ghulam says
There’s rumors Mohammed bin Salman has secretly converted to Judaism.
Most Muslims hate his guts.
I don’t like him either; not because he may or may not be a crypto-Jew mainly because I have a lot of interest in Judaism. I am not competent to be a good Jew that’s why I am a Muslim. It’d have been my first choice had I the will, courage, and strength.
Anyway I digress.I hate Salman because he is Saudi Royal family. These usurpers shouldn’t be in control of Hejaz province.My enmity with them is PERSONAL.
I hate all his family members.
I hate his father and the cousins.
I hate their entire rotten lineage.
If there’s EVIL on earth, it’s the Saudi Royal family. These bastards are Satan’s agents.
BareNakedIslam says
You can hate him but isn’t it better to have someone you hate who is trying to modernize the country and give more freedoms to women than someone you hate who isn’t?
Ghulam says
Things aren’t the way it seems.
The Saudi Royal family are an insincere bunch. They’re big time hypocrites and liars. They lie with every breath. That’s their culture.
There’s a certain image they want to project outside. Of modernization, tolerance, and religious harmony.
But it’s a FACADE.
Just to take an example of the recent soccer World Cup in Qatar. Their Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani tried to project an image of tolerance but was that the real deal?
That country is a corrupt hole with the worst human rights violations. But they didn’t want a bad image as it would hurt their economic prospects. So they bribed the FIFA World Cup officials, and we saw the drama unfold.
The Al Thani family have direct linkages with the Saudis: thery come from a tribe in Najd, Saudi Arabia called Banu Tamim They have never known civilization in over a 1000 years.
I don’t trust a word these Bedouin robbers have to say. They have no concept of honor.
I like the Iranians. Unlike these Bedouin Arabs, they have a real history that stretches back to the times of Achaemenid Persia. That’s the reason the Iranians are revolting against Islam as they consider it an imposition by the Arabs they hate.
I love Islam and I would like to de-Arabize it as much as possible. That would help emancipate women and bring in modernity.
These Bedouins are keeping ALL remaining Muslims backward.They have way too much control.
BareNakedIslam says
We’ll, you know better than I do, so I defer to you.
Ghulam says
It’s not like that. You don’t have to agree just because I say so. That’s a typical Arab way of thinking.
Make up your own mind. I recommend you enjoy a brief holiday in Saudi Arabia with Mr. BNI 😋
They do have some beautiful date palms and desert safaris. As you love horses, you/’d enjoy the company of pure Arabian thoroughbreds.
For extra safety, just keep this blog’s contents hidden on whatever laptop you’ll be carrying into that country. And use a VPN – everything should be fine. 😃
Observe the desert hood rats in their own turf – but don’t say anything. It’s truly remarkable how many faces these people have.
I’m not anti-Arab but there aren’t many of them I would trust.
If things go south, there’s always the US Embassy. 😃😃
BareNakedIslam says
It isn’t that. I know the Saudis in general aren’t great people and their human rights record is abysmal. I guess I was hoping there was someone in power who could change things for the better.
Terry says
I hate all Muslims but there you go my choice