Al-Ghamdi ‘faces’ lawsuit

A number of Saudis in Jeddah are planning to file a lawsuit against Ahmed Qassim Al-Ghamdi, a leading scholar, for allegedly encouraging women to show their faces and appear before the public in style.
Al-Ghamdi’s opponents also believe that his statements would encourage the public to violate Shariah teachings and reject religious edicts of the country’s senior scholars.
They urged authorities not to allow Al-Ghamdi to speak on Shariah matters and prevent him from appearing on channels and other media.
They pointed out that Al-Ghamdi had previously allowed music and mixing of unrelated men and women.