Burka Clad House Wife Blisters Hardliners Live

In Saudi Arabia, their version of American Idol includes women in Burkas reading recipes. That all changed last night when a house wife used her time to blister hard line clerics.

A brave Saudi housewife has reached the final of the Arabic version of the X Factor after lashing out at hardline Muslim clerics on live TV.

Wearing a black burkha, mother-of-four Hissa Hilal delivered a blistering poem against Muslim preachers 'who sit in the position of power' but are 'frightening' people with their fatwas, or religious edicts, and 'preying like a wolf' on those seeking peace.

Her poem got loud cheers from the audience last week and won her a place in the competition's final on April 7.

The judges moved the woman on to the finals. The broadcast was carried live Abu Dhabi.