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Saudi
woman arrested for disguising as a man to escape husband
Tuesday December 14, 2010 06:31:52 PM,
DPA
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Jeddah
(Saudi Arabia): A Saudi Arabian woman who ran away from
her husband and disguised herself as a man to remain hidden has
been arrested, the Okaz daily reported Tuesday.
The woman in her twenties hid out by living with four men in the
Red Sea port city of Jeddah, drove a car and prayed in male
congregations in mosques.
In conservative Saudi Arabia women can only live with men who are
close relatives and they are not allowed to drive.
Religious police and vice squads frequently detain unrelated men
and women found sitting together in public.
The four men were also detained for hosting her - though they
denied knowing her true identity.
Officials say that the woman claimed to be a man "from the (United
Arab) Emirates who had no identity papers after fleeing his family
over death threats provoked by disputes".
She is also accused of having stolen money from her husband before
fleeing their house.
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