Commentary: Saudi reforms – the show must go on

Commentary: Saudi reforms – the show must go on

Via Faisal J. Abbas in arabnews.com: Just to be clear, entertainment, like fashion, is a matter of personal taste. For example, while I would be unlikely to go to events on the MDLBEAST calendar of rave music festivals, I would happily attend a performance at AlUla by the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. Others will have other musical interests, or none at all. That is absolutely fine: the beauty of the Vision 2030 reforms is, each to his own. A more profound example is what Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told CBS in a 2018 interview: “The decision is entirely left for women to decide what type of decent and respectful attire she chooses to wear” — this is why women across the kingdom today are free to be veiled, don a headscarf, or wear no abaya at all.





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