Brazen Saudi girls abandon proper Muslim decorum
At Arab News, "Saudi Arabia's first English daily," columnist Molouk Y. Ba-Isa (a woman) complains about brazen young women who have gone astray and abandoned "basic standards of dress and behavior that should be adhered to in an Islamic society."
Recently, at a shopping mall, a group of these young women stuffed themselves into an elevator with me. Even though I didn’t know them, I felt terribly embarrassed for their families. These teens had perfumed themselves with scents so overpowering that it was impossible to breathe comfortably in the confined space. The lower portion of their faces were covered, but their eyes were made up with sparkling bright blue and green powders plus heavy mascara and eyeliner. They had on sandals with platform soles at least six inches high and tightly cut abayas. Numerous bangles and rings adorned their arms and hands. Their fingernails and toenails sported outrageous manicures. Ragged, frayed jeans peeped out from under their cloaks. They talked loudly and giggled constantly on the short ride to the second floor.
Damn, anyone else getting hot? "The three brazen Saudi girls on the mall elevator" has jumped straight to the top of my fantasy rotation. (Link snagged from Peace Dividend.)
