Saudi Arabia dismantles religious police and expands women's workforce participation
Saudi Arabia has eliminated its religious police, ceased overseas mosque funding and opened more jobs to women, citing Europe as a model.
The kingdom has scrapped the religious police force and stopped financing mosque construction abroad. Women are now entering the labor market in greater numbers. Author Sven-Otto Littorin argues that Saudi Arabia is looking to Europe for inspiration in his book "Kingdom in motion" and discusses these shifts with Mattias Svensson.
Why it matters
These reforms signal a significant social transformation in a traditionally conservative nation.
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