Saudi female singer’s music video causes controversy

Saudi Arabia is playing host to interesting developments after Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman vowed to promote a more moderate form of Islam and loosened strict social rules like a ban on women driving.

Prince Mohammed launched his Vision 2030 program with promises to fundamentally transform Saudi Arabia’s economy, however his reforms have been subject to various reactions, the latest of which have been directed toward the recently-released video clip that stars Waad Mohammad.

The clip, which was launched on the 88th anniversary of the founding of Saudi Arabia, is the first of its kind; that is, an English song has been verbalized for the first time. Additionally, Muhammad is seen without a headscarf and dancing in the clip.

“2030, now let go. It’s time to give the world our show. There’s nowhere like Saudi,” she sings in the music video.

The crown prince’s reforms have been accompanied by a harsh crackdown on dissent, a purge of top royals and businessmen on corruption charges, and a costly war in Yemen now in its fourth year.