RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday, in a landmark move opening up three previously male-only venues to families. Sunday’s announcement implies that women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed for the first time to attend sporting events inside stadiums alongside men. ‘Moderate’ Saudi Arabia“First women driving, now stadiums. In a rare public appearance last week Prince Mohammed pledged a “moderate” Saudi Arabia, long seen as an exporter of a brand of puritanical Islam espoused by jihadists worldwide. But his vision for a new Saudi Arabia is fraught with risks and could trigger a backlash from conservatives, analysts warn.

Source: Manila Times October 29, 2017 22:18 UTC