A YOUNG woman who received death threats after going out without her abaya – a full-body dress – in Saudi Arabia now faces being lashed after she was arrested.
The woman, identified as Malak Al Shehri, shared a photograph of herself without a hijab or abaya – a traditional body covering – on a street in the capital city of Riyadh.
Al Shehri sparked fury on social media after she went out in public in the conservative capital, with some even calling for her execution.
Some raged that she should be “thrown to the dogs” or “beheaded” for daring to stand against the country’s strict rules.
But hundreds came to her defence and praised her “bravery” for sharing the picture on Twitter.
A student from the Saudi city Dammam, who used the name Sara Ahmed, shared the shot, which showed Malak wearing a black coat over a brightly-coloured calf-length dress.
Malak also donned over-sized sunglasses and brown ankle boots which offered a glimpse of a tattoo on her lower right leg in the picture.
“A Saudi woman went out yesterday without an Abaya or a hijab in Riyadh Saudi Arabia and many Saudis are now demanding her execution,” Sara captioned the image.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2382799/saudi-arabian-woman-arrested-pictured-without-hijab/
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