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@al-Hasani Is this the sort of struggle for social change that you were referring to in the Saudi Arabia tourist visa thread? The winds of change are here, but there is still a lot to be done, it seems:
Outrage in Saudi Arabia after female presenter reads the news in the country without a veil | Mail Online
Outrage in Saudi Arabia after female British TV presenter becomes the first woman ever to read the news in the country without a veil
PUBLISHED: 12:07 EST, 4 August 2014 | UPDATED: 14:09 EST, 4 August 2014
A newsreader has caused a stir in Saudi Arabia by shunning traditional Islamic dress to deliver a bulletin 'bare-headed'.
The presenter was broadcasting from the London studio of Al Ekhbariya, a state-owned news channel which featured the Kingdom's first female newsreader when it launched a decade ago.
Women often appear on Saudi TV without wearing headscarves or veils, but the appearance was thought by many to be the first by a newsreader on a government-owned station.
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Significant: Saudi news sites suggested it was the first time a presenter has read a bulletin without wearing a veil or headscarf on a state-owned news channel. The newsreader was broadcasting in Arabic from London
Outrage in Saudi Arabia after female presenter reads the news in the country without a veil | Mail Online
Outrage in Saudi Arabia after female British TV presenter becomes the first woman ever to read the news in the country without a veil
- Newsreader appeared on the Kingdom-owned Al Ekhbariya news channel
- Her bulletin prompted several news stories and storm of Twitter reaction
- Women often show their hair on Saudi TV including on foreign-made shows
- But it is thought to be first time state news presenter has been uncovered
- Channel released a statement and said the incident would not happen again
PUBLISHED: 12:07 EST, 4 August 2014 | UPDATED: 14:09 EST, 4 August 2014
A newsreader has caused a stir in Saudi Arabia by shunning traditional Islamic dress to deliver a bulletin 'bare-headed'.
The presenter was broadcasting from the London studio of Al Ekhbariya, a state-owned news channel which featured the Kingdom's first female newsreader when it launched a decade ago.
Women often appear on Saudi TV without wearing headscarves or veils, but the appearance was thought by many to be the first by a newsreader on a government-owned station.
Scroll down for video
Significant: Saudi news sites suggested it was the first time a presenter has read a bulletin without wearing a veil or headscarf on a state-owned news channel. The newsreader was broadcasting in Arabic from London