Michelle Obama sans hijab (religious head scarf) seems to have been more controversial on the homefront than in Saudi Arabia. For example, “Michelle Obama with no head scarf” was tweeted only about 2,500 times while in contrast a tweet about the new king praying received more than 170,000 tweets.
Saudi’s Reaction to First Lady, Uncovered
Original article by ALEXANDRA ZAVIS AND SHERIF TAREK published in the Los Angeles Times on 01/28/2015
