What are the rules for women in Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia has very strict laws for women. They must cover their hair and faces and are not allowed to drive a car or travel without a man beside them. This is about to change as the King of Saudi Arabia has announced that women would be allowed to vote in the next elections.

Can a single woman stay alone in Saudi Arabia?

Dubai: Saudi Arabia has officially allowed single, divorced or widowed women to live independently in a house without permission from father or any other male guardian, the Makkah newspaper reported. The landmark rule gives Saudi women the freedom to stay on their own in a separate accommodation without seeking approval from their male guardians.

Can women enter Saudia Arabia without a mahram?

Women are currently required to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform pilgrimages with a mahram (male guardian), or be met by him on arrival in the Kingdom, although women over the age of 45 may travel without a mahram if they are in an organized tour group. If women travel with a group and without a mahram they must submit a notarised letter of no objection from someone who could be considered their mahram, authorizing travel for Hajj or Umrah with that group.

What is the punishment for adultery in Saudi Arabia?

The Saudi judiciary can impose the death penalty according to three categories of criminal offence in Sharia law: Hudud: Fixed Quranic punishments for specific crimes. Hudud crimes which can result in the death penalty include apostasy, adultery, and sodomy. Qisas: Eye-for-an-eye retaliatory punishments.

What is the death penalty in Saudi Arabia?

The death penalty in Saudi Arabia is regularly imposed for non-violent offences, including attendance at political protests and drug offences. Even ‘crimes’ like adultery, blasphemy and sorcery can be punishable by death.

What are the rules of Saudi Arabia?

In Saudi Arabia there are no specific statutes or laws to govern by. The sole constitution that is used is the Quran , which all judges have to interpret conservatively. Many actions that are considered illegal have no actual written laws to ban them – a lot of them are not even addressed in the Quran.