Saudi Arabia plans female religious police

[rug]

18 October 2012 Last updated at 08:46 ET

The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has said there is a pressing need to employ more women in the force.

Speaking to the official Saudi Gazette newspaper, Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said he hoped a recruitment drive would take place soon.

Saudi's religious police enforce the kingdom's strict Islamic laws, including dress and prayer times.

Correspondents say the introduction of women could be a sign of the king's cautiously reformist agenda.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19992267

"Cautiously reformist". At this rate, Saudia Arabia will be known for growing cranberries before anything is corrected.

[Raster]

1. You may be correct....climate change and all.

So, will the female religious police have to have a male chapperone wheever they go?

Will the female religious police be black veiled from head-to-toe?

Will the femail religous police even be allowed to drive, or must they have male drivers?

[okasha]

2. One step forward,

two back.

[cbayer]

3. Well, it's a step in the right direction, I guess,

but it is unclear what he intends here.