Female Saudi Arabian TV Presenter Flees Country For This;

The General Commission for Audiovisual Media announced the investigation after a video circulated on social media showing presenter Shereen al-Rifaie, who works for the Al-Aan TV station from the United Arab Emirates filming a report on Saudi women driving in the kingdom in an outfit deemed ‘indecent’. In the clip, the presenter is wearing a white abaya, a traditional Muslim robe-like dress which reveals white trousers and a top underneath. She also had a loose scarf, but her dark locks could be seen flowing down her back.
As soon as the news broke, Ms. Al-Rifaie posted a photo of a plane ticket and her passport on Snapchat, indicating that she had left the country.

The commission confirmed in a Twitter post that the investigation will proceed despite al-Rifaie leaving the country.

She has since dismissed the accusations, telling the Saudi news website Ajel: “I was wearing decent clothes, and God will reveal the truth of what has been said about me.” In Saudi Arabia, there is legally imposed a dress code, and all women, both foreign and local, are required to wear an abaya in public. Muslim women are expected to wear a headscarf or hijab to cover their hair, but foreigners are not legally required to do so.