Sharia in KSA: Emir of the Saudi Eastern Province … Reprimands University Rector for Allowing Women Football
The Emir of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, has issued a reprimand in “strong language” to the rector of Mohammed bin Fahd University — the local university that bears his name — for organizing women’s football competitions.
In addition to rebuking Issa Al-Ansari, the university rector, the Emir called for an investigation of the setting up of the football matches between women’s teams, which set a precedent in the history of Saudi universities.
While the rector insisted that the matches were held privately and out of the view of men, police officials and members of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice said they had “proven” that young men were present near the site of the football matches.