Do Women Need To Wear an Abaya and Hijab in Saudi Arabia? Saudi Arabia is a diverse country, and dress codes can vary significantly between different regions.

Her high heels clacking on marble tiles, a defiant Saudi woman turned heads and drew gasps as she strutted through a Riyadh mall – without a body-shrouding abaya. The billowy over-garment ...

Dress code Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey during a visit to Maraya, the largest mirror-covered building in the world, in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. - Ian Lemmin-Woolfrey Women, and men, are advised to respect local ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Five Saudi women sat in a coffee shop chatting animatedly about their lives over cafe lattes and sandwiches. Suddenly, they heard a commotion outside. Fearing that the ...

Saudi Arabia’s historic treasures were long hidden behind a practically insurmountable barrier to international visitors, especially women travelers. But obstacles to accessing the conservative ...

Dress code: Women are not required to dress any more restrictively than what would be deemed “modest” while visiting Saudi Arabia.

By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s historic treasures were long hidden behind a practically insurmountable barrier to international visitors, especially women travelers. But ...

Today, women traveling to Saudi Arabia do not need a male companion, and are not required to dress any more restrictively than what would be deemed “modest.” ...

By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s historic treasures were long hidden behind a practically insurmountable barrier to international visitors, especially women travelers. But ...

By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s historic treasures were long hidden behind a practically insurmountable barrier to international visitors, especially women travelers. But ...