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May 16, 2006
Saudi Arabia: No Pictures of Women in Newspaper, Says King
Muslim men are such delicate creatures, so devoid of human control, that the covered bodies of women are too much for them to watch: Saudi king cracks down on photos of women
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, under pressure from Islamists to curb reforms, has warned local media against showing pictures of Saudi women, local newspapers reported on Tuesday.Many Saudis have said they hope the king, who came to power last year, will loosen strict political and social mores in the ultra-conservative kingdom which imposes an austere version of Islam called Wahhabism.
Newspapers have broken with tradition and have more frequently begun printing photographs of Saudi women beside stories, usually with hair covered but faces showing, which many Wahhabi Islamists consider morally wrong.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at May 16, 2006 5:31 PM
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