A photograph of a man with a long hair showing part of his upper body during Umrah (mini pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia was mistaken for a woman in social networks, which poured abuse and sarcasm at her.
The picture, taken in the first week of the fasting month of Ramadan, was published in many social websites and one user commented :”It seems this woman misunderstands Umrah and its rules.”
But newspapers in the Gulf kingdom insisted the picture is for an African man not a woman despite the long hair spreading over his shoulders.
“Any sane person will not believe what is published in Facebook, Twitter and other websites……how can a woman dressed in such a way enter the Grand Mosque without being stopped by the guards,” Alsaudi daily said.
“Even if she manages to get in, thousands of worshippers inside the Mosque will draw her attention to her dress and prevent her from performing Umrah.”