Fascinating Facts About Saudi Arabia You Need To Know

Published on 10/07/2018
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Voting Rights

It took a long time before the Saudi Arabian head of state King Abdullah reviewed women’s suffrage. In 2015, however, he announced that women would be granted the right to vote. It was officially the last country to have allowed women to cast their votes.

Voting Rights

Voting Rights

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Police And Police

We are all familiar with the police force who make sure criminals are apprehended. However, most people are unfamiliar with the presence of a religious police force. The “Committee for the Preservation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice” is the one responsible for these duties. The “Mutaween” make sure that both residents and tourists dress and behave in the appropriate manner.

Police And Police

Police And Police

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