The haircut—known locally by the English word "boy"—has become strikingly visible on the streets of the capital, and not just because women are no longer required to wear hijab headscarves under social reforms pushed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Safi, a 26-year-old Saudi physician, poses for a photo with her short hair near the Kingdom Centre skyscraper in the centre of Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on June 19, 2022. Image: Fayez Nureldine / AFP