Saudi Arabian authorities investigate young girl who dares to... wear short skirt

A young Saudi woman has defied public opinion by wearing a short skirt in public. The Saudi morality police have launched an investigation.

This young Saudi woman took the internet by storm last weekend when she posted a video of herself wearing a short skirt and walking around in public.

The girl wearing a short skirt in the video that recently caused a "storm" in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Twitter.

Some Saudi citizens have called for the girl's arrest while others have rushed to her defense.

Government-linked news websites reported on July 17 that officials in the “traditional” Muslim country were looking to “take action” against the young woman for violating the Saudi Islamic kingdom’s dress code.

Women in Saudi Arabia are required to wear a long, loose-fitting garment called an abaya in public. Most also cover their hair and face with a veil, with the exception of some foreign dignitaries visiting the country.

In a video shared on social network Snapchat, the girl is seen walking in the historic fortress area of ​​Ushaiager, a village north of the capital Riyadh, in the Najd desert region, home to many silversmiths and families.conservativeSaudi Arabia

Hashtags clashed on Twitter: one side calling for the young woman's arrest, the other asserting that freedom of dress should not be considered a crime.

Ibrahim al-Munayif, a Saudi writer with more than 41,000 followers on Twitter, wrote on his official account that allowing people to disobey the law would lead to chaos.

“Just as we must respect the laws of foreign countries when we go there, people in this country must respect the laws here,” he wrote.

Others defended the girl by posting photos of US President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia in May, in which First Lady Melania Trump and her daughter Ivanka, although dressed more modestly than usual, still did not wear headscarves.

Officials in the Ushaiager region have called on the governor and police of the region to take necessary action against the girl following the video's posting, according to Saudi Okaz news site.

Sabq news site said that Saudi Arabia's morality police have contacted other agencies to investigate this "shocking" video.

More than half of Saudi Arabia's population is under 25 years old. The man who was recently appointed Crown Prince is only 31. However, strict rules regarding gender and women's travel are still maintained./.

According to VOV