Monday, June 08, 2009

Saudi males can go to the movies again ... after 30 years!!!

People in the Saudi capital Riyadh are being allowed to go to the movies for the first time in 30 years.

The film is a Saudi-made offering called Menahi, a comedy about a naive Bedouin who moves to the big city. 

A few religious hardliners have tried to turn movie-goers away, or to disrupt the performances.

No women were allowed into the performance, which followed similar initiatives in other Saudi cities with more liberal Islamic traditions. More...

See also:

  1. Obama rebuffed by Saudi welcoming committee...
  2. Saudi men do a Michael Jackson!!!
  3. Saudi Arabia's religious police want cameras to monitor youth...
  4. "We the women", Saudi campaign for women drivers...
  5. Saudi father kills Facebook daughter...

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