RT:
The head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police – the mutawa – has said that there is an urgent need to employ more women in the force.
Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh told the official Saudi Gazette newspaper that he hoped a recruitment drive would take place soon.
Earlier this month al-Sheikh announced that he would curb the powers of the mutawa, who enforce the country’s strict Islamic laws including prayer times and dress.
Their duties include preventing women driving, enforcing modest dress codes, making sure businesses close for prayers five times a day and policing bans on public entertainment.
Categories: Police Duties, Saudi Arabia, Women
About time Saudis woke up to the need and gave their women some equal rights too.