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Specific requirements for women in Saudi Arabia?

The women's clothing of the Arab nation is even more fancy and colorful, with robes, suits, dresses, skirts and so on. Robe for Arab women's traditional clothing. This robe fat sleeves and wide waist, long hanging to the ground, generally more black cotton or silk woven.

In many Arab countries, no matter the old man or young girl, all from foot to head are wrapped in black robes, even if it is very hot weather, but also never exposed arms and legs, especially the cheeks and mouth is not willing to be easily seen.

Many Arab women also wear veils. Veil with black silk woven, different shapes, there are triangles, squares and pentagonal and so on. The women of the rich family also embroidered on the veil of gold and silver silk, or in the veil with the hanging of colorful gold and silver jewelry, gold and silver jewelry for many Arab women is a necessity for grooming, some of them wear the whole body gold and silver jewelry.

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Taboos in Saudi Arabia

Idol worship is strictly forbidden. Stores are not allowed to sell dolls for children to play with, and sculptures of people are not allowed to be brought into public **** places, in their minds there is only one God. Contact between men and women is taboo. Alcohol is strictly prohibited, and drinking and brewing are punishable by severe penalties, usually six months' imprisonment or flogging for lesser offenses.

It is not permitted to take photographs, and it is strictly forbidden to take photographs of women, religious facilities and royal buildings. Travelers are advised to ask people around them and get an affirmative answer before taking photos. It is forbidden to eat pork and all ugly and unclean objects, such as turtle and crab. It is taboo to pass things or food with your left hand, as it is considered to be insulting.

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