Photo of four women playing board game at Khana-e-Kaaba goes viral
The act triggers a wide array of comments on social mediaA photo of four fully-covered women sitting cross-legged at the premises of Khana-e-Kaaba and playing a board game went viral on social media, triggering a wide array of comments. “The women were spotted at around 11pm on Friday playing the board game Sequence at the western square near King Abdul Aziz Gate,” Saudi daily Okaz reported on Monday. Supervisors went up to the four women and requested the women to respect the sanctity of the mosque and stop their game. Saudi Arabia bans photos, videos at Khana-e-Kaaba and Masjid-e-NabwiPeople condemned the attitude of women playing cards saying they should have respect the holy mosque. Earlier in 2015, a photo went viral of the youngsters’ playing cards inside the Masjid-e-Nabwi, security authorities arrested them for this act.
Source: The Express Tribune February 19, 2018 18:15 UTC
