Reports say a group of hard-line Saudi clerics have urged the kingdom's new information minister to ban women from appearing on TV or in newspapers and magazines.
Reports say a group of hard-line Saudi clerics have urged the kingdom's new information minister to ban women from appearing on TV or in newspapers and magazines.
The 35 clergymen also called on Abdel Aziz Khoja, who was appointed by King Abdullah February 14 as part of a wide reform drive, to prohibit the playing of music and music shows on television, reports the Daily Express.
Saudi Arabia Eases Ban On Cinemas
The chief of Saudi Arabia's powerful religious police said some movies may be acceptable in the kingdom, despite a three-decade ban on cinemas.
The chief of Saudi Arabia's powerful religious police said some movies may be acceptable in the kingdom, despite a three-decade ban on cinemas.
The statement does, however, put a degree of pressure on the new minister and lets him know the feelings of the country's powerful religious establishment.
Saudi Arabia was founded on an alliance with the conservative Wahhabi strain of Islam that sees the mixing of sexes as anathema and believes the playing of music violates religious values.
One Eyed Veil may Control Seduction Among Saudi Arabian Women: Muslim Cleric
Saudi women should wear a full veil that reveals only one eye, in order to control seduction, a Muslim cleric has said.
Saudi women should wear a full veil that reveals only one eye, in order to control seduction, a Muslim cleric has said.
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Religious Police in Saudi Arabia Ban Pet Cats and Dogs
Saudi Arabia's religious police have announced a ban on selling cats and dogs as pets, or walking them in public in the Saudi capital, because of men using them as a means of making
Saudi Arabia's religious police have announced a ban on selling cats and dogs as pets, or walking them in public in the Saudi capital, because of men using them as a means of making
