A Saudi Arabian TV channel is fielding complaints from viewers after a female anchor appeared on a news program without covering her head.
The unnamed journalist has previously anchored on the state-run Al Ekhbariya channel while wearing a hijab, but in a recent broadcast, her long black hair hung loosely around her shoulders while she read the day’s news.
The appearance sparked outrage on social networks in the conservative Islamic country, the Independent reports, with some condemning the break from traditions.
Saleh Al Mughailif, a representative for Saudi radio and television, explained that the news anchor was speaking from a studio in London.
“She was not in a studio inside Saudi Arabia and we do not tolerate any transgression of our values and the country’s systems,” he said.
The spokesman said that the station will take measures to ensure that the incident isn’t repeated.
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