Saudi Twitter Storm Erupts Over Video of Local Woman Wearing Miniskirt

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Ali Waked

TEL AVIV — Twitter users in Saudi Arabia have been in an uproar of late after a Snapchat video of a local young woman wearing a mini skirt walking through an ancient fort in Ushayqir, Hadj went viral.

The woman was arrested on Monday for wearing “suggestive clothing,” according to state-run media.

Many social media users tried to claim that the woman was a model and the location of the video may not be in Saudi Arabia at all. Some said they recognized the young woman and a hashtag calling for her to stand trial went viral on local social media networks.

The Twitter user Bandar posted the video of the young woman walking in her miniskirt and wrote, “If she was covered and walking in the streets of Europe and experience harassment, they (the Europeans) would say why has she come here to go against our norms! But going against sharia has become a personal freedom!”

Another user named Jood wrote, “France bans the hijab = a law that must be respected. Saudi Arabia enforces modesty = primitivity and cries of where is the freedom. The people need their heads formatted.”

Dr. Angel wrote, “Let’s put aside whether or not her behavior is right or wrong. Has anyone noticed how quickly girls are arrested? In most cases the arrest happens in less than 24 hours.”

https://twitter.com/Dr_Angel__/status/886936526432743429

A Twitter user named Kawafi wrote, “A woman in the west wears a hijab and they say this is against the law. A woman breaks the law in Saudi Arabia and they say this is personal freedom. She’s an idiot, even the infidels respect the laws in their countries.”

Rabia Alkhater wrote, “Her dress is personal freedom but neither me nor her can force something on the society that the society doesn’t want. On the other hand, is this the height of ambition for the girls in our country?!”

A female Twitter user named Tahani posted a video of a Saudi woman wrapped in a hijab and criticized the “material” young woman, writing, “This is the young Saudi woman, this is the true face of the Saudi woman. Everything else is a lie, deception and recklessness and it does not interest us and we are not related to it.”

Another user named Lama wrote, “What is this country that is outraged by a girl who wears a short skirt but is silent about the sheikhs who support terror???”

https://twitter.com/lamo_abdullah/status/886663856478498817

Aisha Aluteibi wrote, “She should be tried according to clause 41 of the law and deterrence from the state, law and society must be brought back. What she’s doing threatens the security and contributes to the spread of anarchy.”

https://twitter.com/pury66_a/status/886641405493485568

Nasser Alsahli wrote, “Those who ignore the government corruption, unemployment, poverty, a weak education system, housing problems and gets angry at a woman’s skirt will continue to be at the bottom of the world.”

https://twitter.com/NASSER__ALSAHLI/status/886635068608962564

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