A screengrab taken from a video released by the Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC) on Dec. 14, 2014, shows Sheikh Ahmed al-Ghamedi (R) sitting next to his wife Jawaher bint Ali at an undisclosed location, as they speak to Dubai-based Saudi MBC television, in a programme broadcast.

A number of Saudis in Jeddah are planning to file a lawsuit against Ahmed Qassim Al-Ghamdi, a leading scholar, for allegedly encouraging women to show their faces and appear before the public in style.

Al-Ghamdi’s opponents also believe that his statements would encourage the public to violate Shariah teachings and reject religious edicts of the country’s senior scholars.

They urged authorities not to allow Al-Ghamdi to speak on Shariah matters and prevent him from appearing on channels and other media.

They pointed out that Al-Ghamdi had previously allowed music and mixing of unrelated men and women.

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