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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

[mukto-mona] A Saudi woman tweeted a photo of herself without a hijab. Police have arrested her.



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A Saudi woman tweeted a photo of herself without a hijab. Police have arrested her.

Washington Post 6 hours ago

https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/Oam46Txy5rQcUoxZq2v0hA--/YXBwaWQ9eW15O3E9NzU7dz02NDA7c209MQ--/http:/slingstone.zenfs.com/offnetwork/79e5b92af81a7980b86beb3c60154085The Saudi woman was going out for breakfast when she decided to make a statement. Violating the country's moral codes, she reportedly stepped out in public wearing a multicolored dress, a black jacket and ankle boots — without a hijab or abaya, a loosefitting garment. Late last month, she tweeted a photo of her outfit, and the post circulated through Saudi Arabia, drawing death threats and demands to imprison or even execute the woman. On Monday, police in the country's capital of Riyadh said they had arrested the woman, following their duty to monitor "violations of general morals," a spokesman, Fawaz al-Maiman, said, AFP reported. The woman, who is in her 20s, was imprisoned after posting the tweet ...

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