Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) had some rare words of praise this week for First Lady Michelle Obama after she went without a headscarf during a recent visit to Saudi Arabia.
“Kudos to First Lady Michelle Obama for standing up for women worldwide and refusing to wear a Sharia-mandated headscarf in Saudi Arabia,” the potential Republican presidential contender wrote Tuesday on Facebook. “Nicely done.”
The first lady and President were in Saudi Arabia to attend the funeral of King Abdullah, who died last week.
Her decision not to wear a headscarf was criticized by some in Saudi Arabia as insensitive and praised by others as a statement in favor of women’s rights.
Saudi women are required by law to wear headscarves in public, although foreign visitors are not obligated to do so, according to the Associated Press.
As the New York Times noted, many prominent women, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and former First Lady Laura Bush, have forgone the head coverings during visits to Saudi Arabia.
h/t Huffington Post
That’s only cause Lemon still had it in the glovebox of the Blizzardmobile.
Just in case his ears got cold.
The Saudi Ann Landers won’t have anything to say until her master unlocks her ball gag.
Yeah, but did she have on the Teahaddist-mandated lapel flag pin?
What does Alberta Rafael have to say about the Teahadist-mandated black veils women must wear when meeting the Pope?
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This is news? That the First Lady didn’t wear a shmatta on her head?