Riyadh: F ifty young men have been arrested in Saudi Arabia for haircuts, necklaces and other adornments considered un-Islamic. The suspects were detained during a Ramadan crackdown in the western Saudi city of Mecca, Islam's holiest site, according to Saudi news website z Sabq .
Riyadh: Fifty young men have been arrested in Saudi Arabia for haircuts, necklaces and other adornments considered un-Islamic.
The suspects were detained during a Ramadan crackdown in the western Saudi city of Mecca, Islam’s holiest site, according to Saudi news website zSabq.
“They were handed over to the department of criminal investigations,” said Sabq, which accompanied investigators during their visits to shopping areas in
the city.
Officers noticed “a number of offences like strange haircuts, chains that are hung upon the chest or arms, head wraps and short clothes and immodest ones -- for both men and women,” reported Sabq, which is close to the
authorities.
The law enforcement team, which included women, advised citizens against “habits and traditions that are against religious
teachings.”
