For security reasons, veiled women will have to reveal their faces for inspection, says Shoura Council.

JEDDAH: Saudi women will have to reveal their faces for security checks before male inspectors if needed, according to a decision made by the Shoura Council on Sunday.

This follows the council’s rejection of a recommendation made by the council’s security committee advising that women do not need to reveal their faces at security checks manned by male officers, as a means of preserving Saudi customs regarding women.

“Essentially the special status of Saudi women is safeguarded in the provisions of other recommendations. The Saudi society is conservative in nature, and no one will force a woman to reveal her face against the provisions of our society,” member of the Education and Research Committee, Abdul Rahman Al-Anad said.
The security committee’s recommendations also suggested employing female officers to be solely in charge of inspecting women, and in the absence of female officers, using fingerprint technology.

The council approved the recommendation issued by the security committee demanding that Saudi women should possess their own national identity cards, Assistant Chairman of the Shoura Council Fahhad Al-Hamad said in a statement.

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