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Generic Other

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Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:04 PM Jun 2012

Makeup wars: Saudi woman lash out at religious police (VIDEO)

A young Saudi woman has scared off officers from the feared religious police by bravely defending her right to wear makeup and nail polish.

The lady caught the attention of the local “vice squad” at a big shopping mall in Riyadh. Contrary to the region’s religious rules, she was wearing lipstick, nail polish, and a few strands of hair were visible under her veil.

The squad stopped the woman and, after a strict telling-off, ordered her to leave. To their utter surprise, the lady wasn’t ready to give up without a fight.

“It’s none of your business if I wear nail polish!” the woman shouted out loud, as seen in the video. “You are not in charge of me! The government has banned you from coming after us! You are only supposed to provide advice and nothing more!”



http://www.rt.com/news/saudi-woman-religious-police-631/

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Makeup wars: Saudi woman lash out at religious police (VIDEO) (Original Post) Generic Other Jun 2012 OP
Oh dear, she is toast. pennylane100 Jun 2012 #1
It takes women like this to stand up for what is right siligut Jun 2012 #2
Small battles Generic Other Jun 2012 #3
Spam deleted by tjwmason (MIR Team) vangore Jun 2012 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #5
I am imagining them chastising the green M&M Generic Other Jun 2012 #6

siligut

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2. It takes women like this to stand up for what is right
Wed Jun 6, 2012, 09:26 PM
Jun 2012

The religious police have been told that they are not to bother women about the way they dress.

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