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Some rebel women have started to shun the obligatory abaya when they leave the house in a bold push for social liberties by young Saudis.
The billowy over-garment, usually all-black, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, where it is widely seen as a symbol of piety.
Last year Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hinted during an interview with CBS that the dress code may be relaxed, saying the robe was not mandatory in Islam.
Defiant Mashael al-Jaloud, 33, turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall last week without a body-shrouding abaya.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7455491/Saudi-women-stun-onlookers-parading-shopping-malls-western-clothing-shunning-abaya.html
The billowy over-garment, usually all-black, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, where it is widely seen as a symbol of piety.
Last year Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hinted during an interview with CBS that the dress code may be relaxed, saying the robe was not mandatory in Islam.
Defiant Mashael al-Jaloud, 33, turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall last week without a body-shrouding abaya.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7455491/Saudi-women-stun-onlookers-parading-shopping-malls-western-clothing-shunning-abaya.html