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    Source: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/saudi-poli...132439868.html

    Saudi police detain young woman for removing abaya: media
    [Reuters]
    ReutersDecember 12, 2016

    DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi police detained a young woman for violating modesty rules after she removed her abaya, the loose-fitting, full-length robes women are required to wear, on a main street in the capital Riyadh, local media reported on Monday.

    The conservative Muslim country enforces a strict dress code for women in public, bans them from driving and prohibits the mixing of sexes.

    The Arabic-language al-Sharq newspaper reported that the woman was detained after a complaint was filed by the religious police.

    "Police officers have detained a girl who had removed her abaya on al-Tahliya street, implementing a challenge she announced on social media several days ago," the newspaper quoted Colonel Fawaz al-Maiman, a Riyadh police spokesman, as saying...

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    She will be in real trouble if she dares to drive. I wonder how many women the government whips as part of their sentences? Is it done for a variety of crimes, or just a few? Public or private whipping?

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