Are there any colleges in Saudi Arabia that offer Islamic Studies for women?

<h3>Are there any colleges in Saudi Arabia that offer Islamic Studies for women?</h3>

What I mean is:
1. Is there a doctorate in Islamic Studies in Saudi Arabia?
AND
2. Do the colleges allow women to pursue a doctorate in Islamic Studies?
If not are there any collegs that have doctorate in Islamic studies in Bahrain for women?


<strong>Saudi Arabia best answer:</strong>
<p><i>Answer by Guy Noir Private Eye</i><br/>1. Yes most Saudi universities offer doctorate programs in Islamic Studies and other more specific areas of Islam.

2. Yes women can pursue doctoral degrees in Islamic Studies. For example, King Saud University and Imam Muhammad ibn Saud University in Riyadh, and King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah all offer doctoral programs for women in Islamic Studies.</p>
<p><strong>An engineer buries a camel carcass in the desert of Saudi Arabia</strong>
<img alt="Saudi Arabia" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7219/7196048332_0039568c3f.jpg" width="400"/><br/>
<i>Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/49089395@N04/7196048332">Armed Forces Pest Management Board</a></i>
An engineer buries a camel carcass in the desert of Saudi Arabia as part of an effort to control the fly population near a combat support detachment, Saudi Arabia, 1990. (Operation Desert Shield). Photo by David Claborn</p>

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