In recent years, women in Arab markets during Ramadan have been increasingly wearing the abaya, a traditional, loose-fitting ...

Saudi Arabia releases political prisoners to improve international image, but many dissidents remain behind bars.

So, while I did pack abayas (all-encompassing loose robes), I barely ever used them.” The Saudi Arabian Tourism Board advises that there are separate rules in place for visiting religious sites ...

challenging male guardianship laws and requirements for women to wear the body-shrouding abaya robe. The draconian punishments jarred with efforts to repackage ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, the ...