Saudi Crown Prince’s Bid to Scale-up Tourism, Already Eased Abaya Rule for Women

Posted on the 21 February 2022 by Geetikamalik

Riyadh: In an effort to promote tourism in very conservative Saudi Arabia, Mohammed son of Salman’s Crown Prince has taken steps to bring reforms for women’s rights in this country One of the steps taken by the Prince of the Saudi Crown was to go with the Abaya government as before he stated that the women in the country no longer needed to wear head heads or black abaya as long as they were wearing clothes “were decent and respectful.

Abaya is a symbol of full and full of full robes from Islamic piety In 2019, the country has dropped a strictly dressed code for foreign women’s tourists because it strives to attract tourists and expenses that can help develop the royal economy away from dependence on oil Foreign women do not have to use abaya, flowing robes which are mandatory clothes for decades, even though they will be ordered to use “simple clothes,” Ahmed Al-Khateb, Chair of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage and the main advisor to the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

The Salman Crown Prince, who is considered reform-minded, has brought some reforms for women’s rights including the decision to enable them to attend mixed public sports events and the right to drive a car from this summer The law is very clear and regulated in Sharia Law (Islamic Law): that women wear decent clothing, respect, like men,” said the crown in an interview with American CBS television on Sunday Efforts have occurred in the midst of Saudi Arabia which highlighted progress about gender issues because the country was under the supervision by the West because of the human rights record, including harsh action on disgusting dissipation dozens of women’s rights activists.

“This, however, does not determine black abaya or black headcover. The decision is completely left for women to decide on the type of clothing that is decent and respectful what he chose to use,” Bin Salman added.

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