The abaya: the women's outfit that's become a must-have fashion item for Ramadan
In recent years, women in Arab markets during Ramadan have been increasingly wearing the abaya, a traditional, loose-fitting ...
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The laws on what women can – and can't – do in Saudi Arabia
Touted as a "progressive" change, it actually codifies many traditional Islamic ... the top of Western-style clothing. Technology has historically been used in Saudi Arabia to monitor and control ...
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Saudi Arabia: Students elated over national dress code
Cairo: Male students in public and private high schools across Saudi Arabia have shown full abidance by a royal directive making the Saudi national dress ... of the bisht, a traditional male ...
Saudi Arabia's first humanoid robot knows not to talk about sex or politics, its creator says
Sara, who wears a traditional Saudi abaya, a modest robe-like dress, is the first humanoid robot designed and manufactured in ...