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In a first, Saudi Arab has appointed three women as assistants in the presidency of the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah.
Chief of the General Presidency for Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, Abdul Rahman Al Sudais, has decreed the appointment of eleven assistants, including three women.
According to the Arabic daily `Ajel’, Fatma bin Zeid has been appointed as an advisor and assistant president for women’s affairs at the Grand Mosque in Makkah
Fatma bint Abdulaziz has been appointed as an advisor and assistant president for women’s affairs at the Prophet’s Mosque
Al Anud bint Khalid has been appointed as an advisor and assistant president for women’s development affairs at the Grand Mosque.