Saudi grooves to new beat as entertainment opens upUS dance group iLuminate performs on stage inside the ‘convention hall’ at Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University in the Saudi capital Riyadh on October 6, 2016. Saudi Arabia turned on its head Thursday night as what officials bill as a new era in entertainment begins for the conservative kingdom. Wahhabi Islamic thought, on which Saudi Arabia is founded, frowns upon music and forbids paintings of the human form. Saudi women lined up for their snacks dressed from head-to-toe in black abaya robes, according to local custom. Because you can feel the love and the energy and excitement that they have” in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 07, 2016 09:56 UTC