Conservative Saudi crown prince endorses female participation in Olympics

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef: a liberal in disguise?

By James M. Dorsey

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud has approved plans for the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom to send female athletes to the Olympics for the first time at the London Games in a move that counters fears that he would be a less progressive ruler than ailing King Abdullah, ac…