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 ...

When Saudi IT consultant Fatimah Almathami arrived to study in Brisbane, people often asked her if Saudi Arabia was safe for women. Strict dress regulations, mandatory gender segregation and a ban ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.” ...