Comments on: Saudi Arabia – I Dared to Go Out without an Abaya http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/ Experiences and observations of a former American diplomat now married to a Saudi and living in KSA... Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:45:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Omar http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-81507 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:32:18 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-81507 Below-knee coat? .. doesn’t count .. but brave nonetheless

]]> By: khadija http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-80684 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:48:27 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-80684 i say good on the girls i am a scottish converted muslim living in saudi with a saudi husbend i dont really have a problem with abyah only thing dat bugs me is there not always practical and its too dame hot especialy when your preganat and am quite a out there sort of person colourful i may say i dont have the guts to go out with out abyah on i lead pretty much as ppl would say “a saudi life ” parts i think unfair wen men get away with everything and as a lady said before fabric dont stop men wondering and it leaves me wondering back to a couple of years ago when i 1st met my husbend before i was muslim and he was drunk on wiskey in a club all maners of saudi consevitism went out the window that night soo anybody who says there offended by them not wearing a abyah but still been conservitive need to get a grip and mind there own business the fact there not from saudi and dressing conservitive is alredy a sign of them trying to respect the culture soo cut dem sum slack its hard work been a non saudi trying to fit in and find ur place even other saudi girls i talk to dont wana wear it and i say bravo for having the guts my husbend would hit the roof but good on u girl and ever other lady who deairs to step foot outside with out abyah \ ( ” , ) /

]]> By: abaya dubai http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-66673 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:02:04 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-66673 I like your blog, very informative, Thank you.

]]> By: Khalid http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-62859 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:35:22 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-62859 You are a very brave woman .Now you for sure if this was allowed legally nobody will say anything to you.But the problem is they are just bunch of idiots who are afraid to try this at least once a while. When I look to hospitals I can see that women can choose anything she wants to wear and no one will say anything to her .

]]> By: Anan http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-47109 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 22:56:36 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-47109 Before I say this, I just wanted to let you know that I wear hijab and abaya whenever I leave the house, but I don’t wear black on black. I wear colors and have (subtle) decorations on them. I think it is a tragedy however that women are forced to wear it in KSA. It is a requirement for a muslimah as the Prophet instructed a woman to go so far as to borrow one from a friend before leaving the house. But he didn’t say that the color should always be black. And if women are forced to wear it then they grow to resent it and either reject it entirely or forgo the benifits it can offer. Look at whats going on in Iran, some women walk around in incorrect hijab becuase they are forced to do it. If the government would leave them alone and just make sure they dress modestly then many would come to it on their own. As for forcing women to wear it, let alone non-muslimahs, I think that ruins the whole purpose. On a side note, the word used was jilbab, not abaya so, since a labcoat is an outer garment, so long as it was loose and buttoned I don’t see why it wouldn’t count for jilbab depending on what was worn underneath! Man needs to remember that we do not know better than Allah, follow his instructions and don’t embelish!!! (except of course when the embelishments are on clothing!!! ;) peace and love,
Anan

]]> By: sara ibrahim http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-42126 Thu, 27 May 2010 17:45:19 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-42126 hi i am gona do that and see for my self ……

]]> By: American Bedu http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-37122 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:43:37 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-37122 @Tamz,

I am so glad that my blog is helpful to you!

]]> By: Tamz http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-37113 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:16:27 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-37113 hahaha yeah. Some Saudi female friends of mine also laughed at the closed in shoe bit!!! They said I can if I want but they dont……Ironically the people who gave that info are not Saudi and have not been there. That’s why I’m so thankful for blogs such as this =) Mashallah!

]]> By: American Bedu http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-37068 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:16:48 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-37068 @Wendy,

I have to say that I did take a risk in going out in conservative Riyadh wearing an obvious Western coat instead of an abaya. I am sure it did help that I sported blond hair and blue eyes.

@Tamz,

You were also instructed to wear closed in shoes? la howla qota la billah!! You will quickly notice all the fashionable (and open) toes shoes so many women wear under their flowing abayas…and yes, this includes Saudi women too!

]]> By: Tamz http://americanbedu.com/2009/02/04/saudi-arabia-%e2%80%93-i-dared-to-go-out-without-an-abaya/#comment-37065 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:50:39 +0000 http://americanbedu.com/?p=3103#comment-37065 Thanx Wendy =) That was very helpful and enlighting!!!
My soon-to-be hubby couldnt care less whether or not I wear abaya or not. But due to the fact that I’m Latin and do look Arab, I wouldnt want those mutawas annoying either one of us! Besides, I am a Muslim but I dont go for the “all wrapped up” look. I like the more relaxed view of modest dress like in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, etc…
But thanx again for the decorative abaya info as I was told (wrongfully I know now) that Emirati color splash type abayas were not allowed to be worn in KSA and you could be approached by the mutawa if you were wearing one. I was also told I have to wear closed-in shoes.
hehehe, I know KSA is strict but the misinfo from some people really goes overboard!! =)

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