Watch : Melania Trump with out Hijjab in the Land of the Two Holy Mosques

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US First Lady Melania Trump has eschewed Muslim tradition by electing not to wear a headscarf on an official visit to in the Land of the Two Holy Mosques despite her husband’s very public criticism of Michelle Obama for making the same choice two years ago.

Greeted by Saudi officials alongside her husband, the First Lady wore a long black dress, similar to an abaya in style, but did not don a headscarf.

Saudi Arabian law states that women should wear conservative clothing including a full-length abaya cloak, while Muslim females are often clothed in a head dress.

Religious police enforce the Saudi Arabian dress code and the UK foreign office advises visitors to carry a scarf with them in case they are asked to cover their heads. According to US Department of State, women who refuse to cover their heads “risk confrontation” with or arrest by the Mutawwa, the religious police.

Melania Trump joins a growing list of women leaders and first ladies who have decided against covering their head while in the Arab nation.