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| Saudi woman pictured not wearing hijab faces calls for her execution | Saudi woman pictured not wearing hijab faces calls for her execution |
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| A woman in Saudi Arabia pictured without a hijab is facing calls for her to be killed. | |
| Some social media users reacted with outrage after the emergence of the image taken in capital city Riyadh, with one man demanding: “Kill her and throw her corpse to the dogs”. | |
| The photo was allegedly first posted by an account under the name of Malak Al Shehri, which has since been deleted, reports the International Business Times. | The photo was allegedly first posted by an account under the name of Malak Al Shehri, which has since been deleted, reports the International Business Times. |
| An unnamed student who reposted the image told the website that Ms Al Shehri had announced she was going out to breakfast without either a hijab or abaya; a traditional Saudi body covering. | An unnamed student who reposted the image told the website that Ms Al Shehri had announced she was going out to breakfast without either a hijab or abaya; a traditional Saudi body covering. |
| The student said she started receiving death threats after posting proof in response to followers who had asked to see a photo. | The student said she started receiving death threats after posting proof in response to followers who had asked to see a photo. |
| "So many people retweeted it and what she did reached extremists, so she got threats,” the student said. “She deleted her tweets but they didn't stop, so she deleted her account." | "So many people retweeted it and what she did reached extremists, so she got threats,” the student said. “She deleted her tweets but they didn't stop, so she deleted her account." |
| A hashtag which translates into English as “we demand the imprisonment of the rebel Angel Al Shehri” subsequently went viral. | A hashtag which translates into English as “we demand the imprisonment of the rebel Angel Al Shehri” subsequently went viral. |
| One user wrote “we propose blood", while another demanded a "harsh punishment for the heinous situation". | One user wrote “we propose blood", while another demanded a "harsh punishment for the heinous situation". |
| Despite the outrage, many more users in Saudi Arabia came out in support of the woman’s actions. | Despite the outrage, many more users in Saudi Arabia came out in support of the woman’s actions. |
| The controversy comes amid an escalating row over ending a ban on women driving in the Kingdom. | The controversy comes amid an escalating row over ending a ban on women driving in the Kingdom. |
| Saudi Arabia is the only country on the planet that still bans female drivers, but a member of the royal family has proposed changing the decades-old rule. | Saudi Arabia is the only country on the planet that still bans female drivers, but a member of the royal family has proposed changing the decades-old rule. |