Posted on 12/16/2014 10:42:16 AM PST by george76
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – A Saudi woman arrested while attending a soccer game in the kingdom claims she did not know women were prohibited from going to the male-only stadiums, the state-linked Okaz newspaper reported on Monday.
Saudi Arabia enforces a strict segregation of the sexes and has no designated areas for women at soccer stadiums
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Police spokesman Atti al-Qurashi said security spotted her at the stadium "deliberately disguised" in male attire to avoid detection, reported the state-linked news website Twasul.
Okaz reported Sunday that police questioned the woman, who is in her twenties, for "impersonating" a man by wearing pants, a long-sleeve top, a hat and sunglasses. Most women in Saudi Arabia cover their hair and face with a veil known as the niqab and all women are required to wear a loose black dress known as the abaya in public.
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Sometimes, under certain lighting, M. Obama can pass convincingly as a women. That photo is not one of those times.
I always look forward to these soccer stories because it’s so much fun to read what sort of ignorant stuff the soccer haters have to say. I just can’t figure out how it’s the most popular game in the world if if it’s so boring.
Why do these females allow this crap within islamic countries?
Why do you NEVER hear of the worlds NAGs or other ladies condem this kind of crap?
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