Saudi Arabia Detains 908 Women Traveling Without a Man to the Hajj

[sharon sanders]

908 Nigerian female pilgrims held in Saudi Arabia over escort rule, dozens return

By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 4:15 PM

ABUJA, Nigeria ? The detention of hundreds of female Nigerian pilgrims heading to Mecca at Saudi Arabia?s busiest airport over a rule requiring them to travel with a husband or male relative is threatening to bring a diplomatic dispute between the two nations.

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[sharon sanders]

Re: Saudi Arabia Detains 908 Women Traveling Without a Man to the Hajj

Nigeria stops pilgrimages to Mecca over unaccompanied women row
By Reuters Staff SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

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Nigeria has suspended flights to Saudi Arabia for the annual haj pilgrimage, following a diplomatic spat over the detention of hundreds of female pilgrims for arriving unaccompanied by men.

Saudi authorities have deported more than 600 female Nigerian pilgrims and detained hundreds for trying to visit the holy city of Mecca without male relatives.


http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld...images-to-mecca-over-unaccompanied-women-row/

 

[Shiloh]

Re: Saudi Arabia Detains 908 Women Traveling Without a Man to the Hajj

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/28/world/meast/saudi-arabia-nigeria-pilgrims/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Saudi Arabia turns back 1,000 female pilgrims from Nigeria
By Amir Ahmed, CNN
updated 10:43 PM EDT, Fri September 28, 2012

(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia this week turned back more than 1,000 Nigerian women pilgrims who were not accompanied by male guardians or "mahram..."