Security has been extended across the Kingdom, as well as in all modes of transportation and at ports, providing women with complete safety.
Female pilgrims in Saudi Arabia will no longer require to bring a male guardian or “mahram” with them to do Hajj or Umrah in the Islamic country. “It is now acceptable for a woman to perform Hajj or Umrah without a mahram, accompanied by “trustworthy women or secure company to perform Hajj or Umrah”, Hajj and Umrah Services Adviser Ahmed Saleh Halabi was quoted by ARAB NEWS as saying.
Furthermore, a strong infrastructure, including an anti-harassment framework, has been implemented in legislation, the report further said.
Surjitt Sahani
