26 September 2012

No males? No Mecca for you, ladies!

A DIPLOMATIC row has erupted between Nigeria and Saudia Arabia after hundreds of female pilgrims were detained when they arrived in the Islamic kingdom unaccompanied by men.

Now, according to this report, Nigeria has suspended flights to Saudi Arabia for the annual Haj pilgrimage.

Saudi authorities deported more than 600 Nigerian females and detained hundreds more for trying to visit the “holy” city of Mecca because they lacked a mahram (a lawful male guardian). [The Freethinker] Read more