Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Religious Police Have Their Powers Reduced

Saudi Religious Police Have Their Powers Reduced

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Too often they appear to act as an ill-disciplined militia but their powers have been dramatically curtailed.

 Editor, MEP

A Woman’s Defiance of Saudi Religious Police

VIDEO: A lone woman takes on the religious police in a Saudi Mall. “Get out? I’ll show you who’s getting out…”

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

‘High on Victory’: Saudi Conservatives on the March

‘High on Victory’: Saudi Conservatives on the March

AHMED AL OMRAN: A new force is making itself felt at social events in the Kingdom The mohtasbeen are an unofficial muttawaeen who have a clear agenda.

 Crossroads Arabia

New Head of Saudi Religious Police: A Moderate?

New Head of Saudi Religious Police: A Moderate?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A well known supporter of the right of women to work Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Sheikh still has a traditional view of their place within Saudi society.