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Laila al-Qarni encourages all Muslim women to participate in Saudi Arabia’s Haj without a male guardian after the condition was dropped last year. Laila is draped in a national flag and her husband is back at home in Tunisia.
The yearly pilgrimage now has a completely new meaning thanks to the Saudi government’s action. Why do women need a male companion in the first place? Speaking in front of Mecca’s Grand Mosque, the holiest city in Islam, in western Saudi Arabia,
She said, “Why? “Women can take care of themselves. I urge every lady to visit this place alone, the 60-year-old continued. This year, the first sizable gathering since the guardian restriction was removed amid Covid in 2021, has a new feel because of the thousands of unattended women who are participating in the ceremonies.
Many of them have rejected black robes worn by Haj organizers in color favor of giving a splash of color to the masses by donning reds, greens, oranges, and blues. Arab women should be . “courageous and able to adapt,” according to Hayat Abdul Malek, Al-sister. Qarni’s The mother of three, who oversaw 1,400 employees at the firm where she was employed before retiring, remarked that “a woman is worth 100 men.
On the condition that they travel in a group, the Saudi Haj ministry last year permitted women of all ages to make the journey without a male relative, or “Mehrem. A male guardian was once required by law for every female pilgrim under the age of 45, prohibiting many women from fulfilling one of Islam’s five pillars. The husband of Al-Qarni was unable to attend since he is older than the permitted age of 65.
