Michelle Obama frowning in Saudi Arabia after being snubbed
First Lady, Michelle Obama, accompanied her husband,
U.S. President, Barack Obama, on an official visit to Saudi Arabia,
after the death of King Abdullah. The president was greeted with
handshakes, but his wife was snubbed (and her face showed it), as
women are considered second class citizens in Saudi Arabia, who do
not have the same rights as men.
Look at the expression on Mrs. Obama's face (LOL)
Mrs. Obama was required to walk behind her husband
and not inline with him during the visit. There are news reports
indicating an extremist edited Mrs. Obama out of You Tube footage of
the official visit, for not covering her hair and wearing a bright
blue jacket. Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive, must
cover their hair at all times and wear black, loose fitting clothes
that show no skin.
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Michelle Obama is not impressed: Grim-faced First Lady meets the Saudi king as members of his entourage refuse to shake her hand
Michelle Obama is not impressed: Grim-faced First Lady meets the Saudi king as members of his entourage refuse to shake her hand
Published: 14:20 EST, 27 January 2015 | Updated:
21:26 EST, 27 January 2015 - Michelle Obama did not look happy on
Tuesday when she had to cut short her visit to India to accompany
her husband on a trip to a country where women aren't even allowed
to drive cars. The First Lady bowed and beamed as she boarded Air
Force One in New Dehli on Tuesday, but by the time she landed in
Saudi Arabia a few hours later, she had traded her floral dress for
a more conservative long-sleeved jacket and slacks - as well as a
new scorned expression.
In pictures at the airport and Egra Palace, Mrs
Obama pursed her lips and glared as she stood her husband who
cancelled their trip to the Taj Mahal in order to pay respects to
the Saudi royal family on the death of King Abdullah.
Outfit change: When the president and Mrs Obama left
India on Tuesday, she was dressed in a floral dress. Though her
husband wore the same suit and polka-dot tie when they landed in
Saudi Arabia, Mrs Obama had changed into a long-sleeve coat and
slacks to cover up in the conservative Muslim country.
While the oil-rich Saudis are America's biggest Arab
ally, the relationship has come under increased scrutiny over the
conservative Muslim country's questionable human rights record -
including their treatment of women. In addition to not being able to
drive, Saudi women must always have a male chaperone when going out
in public, they can't try on clothes while shopping or open a bank
account without their husband's permission. And despite most Saudi
women being educated, they make up just a sliver of the work
force...
Letting her hair down: Mrs Obama did not wear a
headscarf on Tuesday, though Saudi women are required not to let any
of their hair show in public. Western women who visit the country do
not need to cover their hair, but conservative dress like the outfit
sported by the First Lady is necessary...
Following the president and Mrs Obama's brief
four-hour visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a video surfaced online
showing the First Lady's image blurred out from video broadcast
aired on a state television station. The video caused outrage from
Westerners online, who thought Mrs Obama was edited out of the
broadcast for wearing her hair uncovered and sporting a bright blue
jacket. However, it appears that the video was actually edited by a
third party with extremist views...
