A viral pop video featuring Saudi women in Islamic veils on skateboards has caused a storm in the wealthy Gulf state.
Hwages, which roughly translates as “concerns” in English, is the latest song from Saudi producer Majed Alesa, and has been branded “disgusting” and "offensive" by some viewers.
One scene parodies the White House press room with a cardboard cut-out of Donald Trump looming behind the podium. The sign on the lectern reads "House of Men".
In another scene, the women ride bumper cars at a fairground, in a protest against Saudi Arabia’s driving ban for women, and go bowling, knocking down pins adorned with men's faces.
“May men go extinct, they cause us to have mental illnesses,” the girls sing, referencing the lyrics of a 2014 protest song in Saudi Arabia.
The catchy pop song has divided opinion on social media. Many have praised it for empowering women and “feminist campaigns all around the world”, but others have denounced it as “disgusting”.
One Saudi citizen, Hassan al-Ghamdi, tweeted: “The director offends the Muslim women in our country. Where are our preachers to deny this?”
Another man called Majid said the video was “cheap and extremely inappropriate”.
Saudi Arabia interprets Sharia strictly, enforcing a guardianship system that obliges all female citizens to seek permission from male relatives to do everything from opening a bank account to travelling.
Women are banned from obtaining driving licences and those who break the law can be jailed.
