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Private Cabins And Balconies At New Stadium While women elsewhere can freely play soccer, or go to a stadium to watch a live soccer match, those in Saudi Arabia have not be able to do so, because Saudi Arabia’s strict sex segregation rule against gender mixing makes it impossible for Saudi women to go to a stadium [...] 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 [...] Characteristics Of Progressive Muslim Groups Tired of discrimination of the sexes and of sexual orientations within the conservative Muslim community, some individuals have decided not to just stand on the sidelines and grumble or criticize but to actively seek reform by establishing inclusive groups for Muslims. Within such groups there is no segregation of the sexes during [...] “Not At The Speed They Are Expecting” As part of the Saudization program, the Saudi government had earlier decreed that shops selling lingerie items must replace their male staff with female recruits. The deadline to effect this change is fast approaching with 5 months to go. But are the lingerie shops ready to meet this January 2012 [...] The Segregation The Valley Park Middle School cafeteria in Toronto is used every Friday for a Muslim prayer session. During this session, the girls have to sit behind the boys, and those girls who are menstruating have to sit right at the back, where they can listen but not participate. There has been a protest about this [...] Putting Secular Nationalism Ahead Of Islam? It is ironic that while President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is viewed as an extreme hardliner abroad, at home he is more like a nationalist fighting against Islamic extremism. His oponents led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei view President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his followers as a ”deviant current” that puts secular nationalism ahead [...] Replaced By Sheikh Abdullah Al-Romaidan Sheikh Ahmed bin Qassim al-Ghamidi probably sensed it coming, but he was likely caught off guard by the speed of it happening. The maverick Sheikh Ahmed bin Qassim al-Ghamdi, now the former head of the Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) in Makkah Region was a strong critic [...] Cover Up Or Else… Al-Shabaab, which means “youth” in Arabic, controls most of south and central Somalia. It is believed to be a proxy of Al-Qeada, and is itself a hardline Islamist group. Al-Shabaab wants to impose its own brand of Sharia Islamic law throughout Somalia. In pursuing this goal, Al-Shabaab reportedly carried out abductions and is [...] Saving Life Or Preserving Sex Segregation? When you step into the emergency room of a hospital, what do you expect to find? Well if it is called the emergency room, its aim must be to save lives. That means you can expect the emergency room doctors to work doubly hard to save a patient experiencing a medical emergency. [...] What Is Beauty And Who Decides? Saudi Arabia, which enforces sex segregation, has just come up with another ruling that is difficult to understand. Sheikh Mutlaq Al-Nabit, spokesman for the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice in Saudi Arabia recently said: “Members of the committee in the markets will order women to [...] |
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