#Saudia_without_cloak: Marking monitors' reactions to Aljaloud roaming flares in Riyadh without cape or cap

Mashael Al-Jaloud, a name added to the list of Saudi women who defy the restrictive laws of the uniform that they are allowed to wear and give up the black abaya.

#Saudi_without_cloak

Take out the old, the old 33Years on the streets of Riyadh without a coat or scarf, in a move described by a coup d'etat in electronic newspapers and interacting with Saudis and other people through social networking sites marked with # 14.6 A tweet until the article has been published.

Mashaal al-Jaloud said in a statement to the press that she supported in this step what Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in an interview with an American channel for months, according to which "the Islamic religion obliges women to respect, without specifying a uniform".

Bin Salman said at the time that "Islamic law does not oblige women to wear a black coat", as demanded by the women of Riyadh.

But some tweets on Twitter said that the prince's comments did not mean abandoning the coat, but that the coat's color did not have to be black.

Bin Salman's comments lasted a year and a half, but the Saudi authorities have not published any official law or publication that would give women the freedom to dress and the right to give up. abaya if they wish.

That's what Saudi women expect to do what Mashaal Al-Jaloud preceded.

In marking # Saudi women without a coat, they published pictures of the black coat, which one of them described as a black shroud, expressing their hope of quickly getting rid of the coat.

As admired, the gallows also got angry.

Choirs of men and women denounced the departure of al-Jaloud from the habits of their society and some added that it was not of Saudi origin and that this movement was remunerated while others accused him of seeking glory.

Mashaal Al-Jaloud, the owner of the initiative, said that she had initiated this initiative "aware of the danger she was running for her life, which could result in death without clear laws in this regard." ". But the gallows must commit to wear the abaya at his place of work so as not to lose his job.

Some of the tweets under the #Saudi_with_cloak label have been thrown in Mashaal Al-Jaloud's place, which may "open the door for them to boast of what they are buying from their expensive and beautiful clothes without hiding them." under a coat or wait for a special opportunity to enjoy it. "

The beginning of the change of status of women in Saudi Arabia

The singers and singers praised the policy of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which brought about important social changes in the kingdom, allowing women to drive and easing travel restrictions for concerts with the presence of artists and allowing women and men to watch shows.

Mashael Al-Jaloud is not the first to give up the mantle of public space within the Kingdom, as had preceded Manahil Al-Otaibi.

Since the broadcast of the interview of Mohammed bin Salman with CBS and his speech on the abaya and the veil and his statement that "women have the freedom to choose their uniforms as long as they are modest ", Saudi Arabia began to break with the strict rules of uniform imposed on women of the Kingdom.

Some wore the cape upside down in a protest movement, others left cloaks open and wore colored and embroidered capes while waiting for an official flyer allowing them to Remove without fear of being punished.