Saudi Arabia

Government officials in Saudi Arabia have backtracked on labelling feminism “extremism.” But homosexuality and atheism are still crimes, they reiterated. The claims were first made last weekend in a promotional video shared by Saudi Arabia’s Presidency of State Security on Twitter. Reuters reported that the video listed homosexuality, feminism and atheism as takfir – the Islamist militant practice of labelling followers of other schools of Islam unbelievers. But state security officials have now distanced themselves from the video and have blamed it on actions of individuals, Reuters reports. Feminism is...

Gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has said that countries where homosexuality is illegal will “have to get used to” a gay US president if he is elected. The Democratic presidential hopeful made the comments at a campaign event in Iowa when an attendee asked him: “How do you intend to deal with international leaders from countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, where it’s illegal to be gay?” Buttigieg responded: “So, they’re going to have to get used to it,” to applause from the gathered crowd. He continued: “One great thing...