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First Public Dining Place For Women Saudi Arabia has strict rules against gender mixing – aka sex segregation. Although sex segregation is not practised in most Muslim countries, Saudi Arabia enforces this rule very strictly. And now, taking advantge of this sex segregation rule against gender mixing, a new restaurant has opened for business, and it’s strictly for women diners [...] Trust Betrayed Saudi Arabia is one country where males reign supreme under its male guardianship system. Women in this country need male guardian before they can undertake certain activities. Very often the male guardians are the fathers, husbands, sons or other male relatives of the Saudi women – people whom they can trust. But what happens when [...] The New Changes The good news for Saudi Arabian women is that they will be able to vote and even stand for elections to the municipal council. The bad news is that they will have to wait 4 years for these privileges. These changes were announced by King Abdullah during his annual speech before his advisory assembly [...] Twists And Turns Remember Nathalie Morin, the 27-year old Canadian woman who fell in love with Saudi national Saeed Al Bishi in Quebec, Canada? After fathering a child with Nathalie Morin, Saeed Al Bishi was exposed as an illegal immigrant, and was promptly expelled from Canada. When Nathalie Morin eventually uprooted herself and her child from Canada [...] Why Being Single Is A Curse For Saudi Women For many Saudi women, being single is a curse. But it’s not because they crave male companionship, nor is it because they desperately want a family. It’s because of the of the all-pervasive male-guardianship system, which causes women without a male companion or guardian to be “grounded” in [...] “ The Mahram Commandment” Saudi Arabia is well known for its strict adherence to the system of male guardianship over their women. This means that no woman in Saudi Arabia (whether Saudi women or foreign women) can travel abroad without the permission, and sometimes the accompanyment, of her male guardian (mahram). But this so-called Mahram Commandment is causing [...] “Save Time In Courts” Adhl is an Arabic word which means “prevention” in English. For some time now, Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) has been urging lawmakers to pass legislation to make adhl a form of human trafficking. It has recently renewed its call to law enforcing agencies to do so, saying that treating adhl as [...] Women Need Male Guardian Approval to Buy Cars Saudi newspapers recently reported that women in Saudi Arabia will require their male guardian’s explicit permission if they want to buy a car. The report sparked massive reactions, leading to the Kingdom’s Traffic Authority to issue a denial of ever making such a policy requirement on women. One would [...] |
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