Written by Mary Chastain22 Dec 20145

Sheikh Ahmad al-Ghamidi caused quite a stir in Saudi Arabia, a nation with a history of oppressing women, when he declared on television that Islam does not mandate that women wear the niqab, or veil, and suggested females should use beauty products. He even allowed his unveiled wife to appear on television.

Saudi paper al-Watan said al-Ghamidi immediately received threats following their appearance on television. Al-Ghamidi said it was “spontaneous” and that he did not pressure the MBC station to allow him to air his unveiled wife. Al-Watan said senior scientists believe al-Ghamidi is wrong because a female’s face is “rougher” and therefore “may be vulnerable to abuse” because the man might be sick in the heart.

Saudi Grand Mufti... http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2014/12/22/saudi-arabian-cler...