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31 Oct 2014 16:30 #221432
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Without a single woman in attendance... ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1216813/thumbs/o-SAUDI-ARABIA-WOMENS-CONFERENCE-570.jpg?6
An image of a conference in Saudi Arabia on the topic of “women in society†– with not a single female present - has gone viral.
The picture features row upon row of men in traditional headscarves and white thobes. A single Westerner in a flannel shirt is the only person breaking up an otherwise uniform sea of what appear to be Arab men.
We traced the picture back to Beladalorb.com, which says it was published in Saudi newspaper Okaz last year.
The conference was reportedly held at the University of Qassim and was apparently attended by representatives of 15 countries.
Much is being made of absurdity and hypocrisy of the image, but when you consider Saudi Arabia is a country where women are not permitted to drive, it seems less so.
Religious police in the Gulf Kingdom which is governed by Sharia Law only recently lifted a ban on females riding motorbikes and bicycles – as long as they wear the full-length veil and are accompanied by a male relative.
It is illegal for Saudi women to travel abroad without male accompaniment. They may only do so if their guardian agrees by signing a document know as a 'yellow sheet' at an airport or border crossing.
In November 2012 it emerged women were being electronically monitored with authorities using SMS to track them and inform their husbands of their whereabouts.
And it was only in 2011 that women were given the right to vote and run for office in municipal elections in 2015.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/28/saud...cture_n_3515062.html
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31 Oct 2014 16:38 #221436
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Being stoned for 'exposing an eyelid in public' no doubt. ::LOL::
http://bossip.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/stoned.jpg?w=600&h=399
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31 Oct 2014 16:44 #221442
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Come on man. Aren't you one of those "moderate" Muslims we keep hearing about that routinely condemns the barbaric stone age practices and laws of Saudi Arabia and advocate for women's rights?
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31 Oct 2014 16:48 #221445
by ketchim
I speak to Saudi women all de Time : cannot agree with your outlook !
They tell me how much the MISS de good Life there : Toronto is a hell hole :-[
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31 Oct 2014 16:53 #221447
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So why don't they go back and jump into their ninja outfits and ride around all day with their personal and government "guardians"? ::LOL::
And I don't believe for one second any woman could have said that to you without duress, coercion, and/or fear of reprisal.
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31 Oct 2014 16:54 #221449
by ketchim
That is your perception from Fox news.
Dem gyals have the shortest mini skirts , the best Legs:
and I can confirm : Brazilian wax :-*
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