Saudi lecturer faces probe over alleged bias

A Saudi university will interrogate a professor for purportedly expressing bias against male students in an audio recording.

The professor was heard in the recording allegedly announcing his bias against male students in favour of their female colleagues, prompting an outcry. The Taif University said that the remarks attributed to one of its teaching staff are “unacceptable”.

The institution in western Saudi Arabia added in a statement that it rejects this “individual behavior” and has decided to refer the lecturer in question to an inquiry ahead of taking disciplinary action against him. The university promised to make public the findings of the inquiry.

The date or exact venue of the recording was not established.