(Huffington Post) When a leading figure in the Saudi advertising sector told me last summer that the Saudi Religious Police approached him for ‘corporate re-branding’ suggestions, I couldn’t help but brush away the idea as nonsense. I wrongfully assumed that the ‘Haya’t al Amr Bil Ma’rouf wa Al Nahi an Al Munkar’ (The Committee of [...]

In a move to regulate the powers of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, the Shoura Council Sunday approved a proposal to have the rights and duties of all members spelt out in a written document. The recommendation was approved by 100 Shoura Council members, with 16 voting against the [...]