The AccoLade, is one of the country’s first all-female rock bands in Saudi Arabia . During the day, its members attend the all-female university in Jeddah, and at night they get together and jam. The attention started when the group recorded its first single and posted it on a social networking site. Being female means playing by the rules in Saudi Arabia. That way, the women say, they won’t attract attention from religious clerics. The band’s look is a mix of skinny jeans, Chuck Taylors, teased hair, piercings and lots of eyeliner, but you won’t see much of this in public or on the Internet. Outside the house or the university, the women cover their hair and wear long black robes called abayas. Still, some conservative Saudis have written to online forums, saying the band is immoral; the women say they’ve done nothing wrong. The AccoLade’s members don’t use their family names or post videos or photos on the Internet. In fact, the band says, cultivating a modest and somewhat anonymous identity online lets them thrive in this strict society. The band got its name from an Edmund Leighton painting titled “The Accolade.” Lamia, another singer, describes the scene in the painting.

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