First female music concert in Saudi Arabia
- 6 years ago
Saudi Arabia Finally Hosts Its First-Ever Concert By A Female Performer
The highly-conservative country just allowed a female singer to perform at a public concert for the first time ever and we couldn't be more thrilled.
On Wednesday, thousands of young women cheered in a standing ovation, with some even removing their abayas - full-length robes local women are required to wear in public - to let their hair hang loose as Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji took to the stage in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
The highly-conservative country just allowed a female singer to perform at a public concert for the first time ever and we couldn't be more thrilled.
On Wednesday, thousands of young women cheered in a standing ovation, with some even removing their abayas - full-length robes local women are required to wear in public - to let their hair hang loose as Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji took to the stage in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.