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Saudi Arabia: What Women Can Do

Written byDeborah Ann Dilley
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Posted 15 December 2008 18:56 GMT

American Bedu starts a list of what Saudi women can and can not do.

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  • Pingback: Dos And Don’ts [Rules For Women]

    […] The blog American Bedu has started a list of the rules for women Saudi Arabia that highlights the contradictions Saudi women contend with every day. For example, women are forbidden to drive, visit a graveyard, or be alone with an unrelated man, but they are allowed to own a car, work, and make investments. Commenters are asked to add to the list and debate the reasoning behind the rules. [American Bedu via Global Voices] […]

    16 December 2008, 18:19 pm

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