The 28-year-old Argentinian wore an abaya at the reception ceremony in Riyadh, which earned her much praise from the Saudi media.
Women in Saudi Arabia commonly don this long, black robe over their clothes in public. According to a newspaper report, Rodriguez respects the traditions of the kingdom.
According to this, she is said to have bought the abaja during the World Cup in Qatar in December, where Ronaldo was eliminated with Portugal’s national team in the quarterfinals. The 37-year-old was presented on Tuesday with a big show at his new club Al-Nassr. The five-time world footballer has signed for two and a half years and, according to the media, including advertising revenue, should receive the equivalent of around 200 million euros per season.
Saudi Arabia has changed a lot in recent years. Up until a few years ago, moral police checked whether women wore clothing that conformed to the rigid reading of Islam in the kingdom. A headscarf or face veil was a must. Today, young women in particular also wear their hair open.
Women have only been allowed to drive in the Gulf state since 2018. Human rights activists continue to see discrimination against women despite the reforms. Criticism of the Saudi leadership is often severely punished. A few months ago, two women were sentenced to 34 and 45 years in prison, apparently because of their activities on Twitter. Several prominent women’s rights activists are in prison.
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