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Saudi Arabia: Sex-segregated Sidewalks

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Law, Religion, Women & Gender

Sex-segregated sidewalks could soon become the norm in Saudi Arabia, reports [1]Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah, who links to a news article. “Did prophet Mohammed ordered to have two sidewalks; one for men, another for women? It’s ironic to think of having a ‘women sidewalks’… I mean, how will they mark them? Paint them in pink?” he writes.