RIYADH - Saudi clerics led worshipers in prayers for rain Thursday, blaming a recent drought on sinfulness, including women who unveil themselves or mingle with men.
Saudi Arabia reported less than normal rainfall over the winter months.
Addressing hundreds in Mecca, Grand Mosque cleric Abdel Rahman bin Abdel Aziz al-Sudeis said Muslims should purify their hearts of "envy, jealousy, hatred, breaking off [relations], quarrels and enmity for trivial reasons," and ask for God's forgiveness.
He singled out women, saying their sins included "bedecking, unveiling, mingling [with men], being indefferent with hijab [the veil]."
