I thought I read someplace that a Muslim is not permitted to bring a non-Muslim spouse into the kingdom. Is that true? Because Bush, as a non-Muslim, would not be bound by such a rule. Remember, Laura Bush did accompany President Bush to the Middle East.
Anyone know about this?
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan will lunch with First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday.
Maybe she is home with the kids.
Maybe he wants his “space”
Maybe she is sick of him.
Michelle doesn’t like the fact that she can’t show off her superbly toned arms wearing a Saudi BMO outfit.
Maybe he is going to play “Barry of Arabia” with the king and figured the First “O” had enough to do covering for the Larry Sinclair stuff.
She’s meeting him in Paris with the kids on Friday.
Interesting...
Saudi rules. She either stayed home or doesn’t like the way that leash makes her look fat.
I'd say she's the one getting the vacation.
Maybe she doesn’t want to wear a burkha.
Obama didn’t want her upstaging him (recall the Euro tour) — in the muslim world.
That would be a major insult and embarrassment.
Women in Saudi Arabia have about the same standing as livestock. About....
I would bet our narcissist POTUS would not want to share the stage with her anyway...but...old Barry knows how Muslims feel about women, especially a loudmouth, bossy one.
Maybe he’s going to Mecca and she can’t go, since non-muslims aren’t allowed there.
If Sarah was President it wouldn't matter.
She wouldn't go to see these vile potentates to kiss their @$$es because we would be drilling and mining every energy source like it was a rented mule.
The AFL-CIO construction guys would be happier than a pig in mud because of the overtime building nuke plants.
Hey I can dream can't I?
Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State:
Saudi Arabia
Country Specific Information:
. . .
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND RELIGIOUS POLICE: Islam is the official religion of the country and pervades all aspects of life in Saudi Arabia. Public display of non-Islamic religious articles such as crosses and Bibles is not permitted. Travel to Makkah (Mecca) and Medina, the cities where the two holiest mosques of Islam are located, is forbidden to non-Muslims.
The norms for public behavior in Saudi Arabia are extremely conservative, and religious police, known as Mutawwa, are charged with enforcing these standards. Mutawwa are required to carry special identification and usually are accompanied by uniformed police; however, in some cases they have detained persons even without police presence. To ensure that conservative standards of conduct are observed, the Saudi religious police have accosted or arrested foreigners, including U.S. citizens, for improper dress or other alleged infractions, such as consumption of alcohol or association by a female with a male to whom she is not related. While most incidents have resulted only in inconvenience or embarrassment, the potential exists for an individual to be physically harmed or deported. U.S. citizens who are involved in an incident with the Mutawwa should report the incident to the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh or the U.S. Consulates General in Jeddah or Dhahran.
The Saudi Embassy in Washington advises women traveling to Saudi Arabia to dress in a conservative fashion in public, wearing ankle-length dresses with long sleeves and not pants. In many areas of Saudi Arabia, particularly Riyadh and the central part of the Kingdom, Mutawwa pressure women to wear a full-length black covering known as an Abaya, and to cover their heads. Most women in these areas therefore wear an Abaya and carry a headscarf to avoid being accosted. Women who appear to be of Arab or Asian origin, especially those presumed to be Muslims, face a greater risk of being confronted.
Some Mutawwa try to enforce the rule that men and women who are beyond childhood years may not mingle in public unless they are family or close relatives. Mutawwa may ask to see proof that a couple is married or related. Women who are arrested for socializing with a man who is not a relative may be charged with prostitution. Some restaurants, particularly fast-food outlets, have refused to serve women who are not accompanied by a close male relative. In addition, many restaurants no longer have a “family section” in which women are permitted to eat. These restrictions are not always posted, and in some cases women violating this policy have been arrested. This is more common in Riyadh and the more conservative central Nejd region. . . .
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1012.html
Let’s get into this “woman” thing a bit more. IMHO, Obama treats Michelle as “barefoot and pregnant” and 10 steps behind me.
Rahm’s with him. He’s ‘filling in’ as 1st Lay(D).
The reason is because DOGS are considered unclean in Islam so Michelle could not accompany her husband, no matter how glamorous or beautiful the American media thinks she is.
Supposedly, Muslim heads of state don’t travel with their wives. Not sure if it is true.