Saudi clerics denounce co-ed schooling move
Riyadh, May 28: Conservative Muslim clerics have pounced on Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education to nip in the bud any possible move to modify the strict separation of boys and girls from primary school.
The clerics reacted sharply after Education Minister Prince Faisal Bin Abdullah Al Saud visited an all-girls school two weeks ago while his female deputy went to an all-boys school.
Children attend primary school together in many Muslim countries, but in Saudi Arabia they have long been separated.