No Women In Saudi News
While the news about this may have gone without notice, the lack of women to be found in Saudi news won’t.
Yesterday, the King of Saudi Arabia “… asked newspaper editors to cease publishing pictures of women because such photos could 'lead men astray'.”
The state-owned media recently began including pictures of women as they relate to stories, but “always wearing the traditional Muslim headscarf.”
Taking women out of the picture, so to speak, seems a rather backwards step for a country that is attempting to address such fundamental women’s rights, like the right to vote and the right to an education without a man's permission.
Rather ironically, the country has delayed “plans to replace male sales assistants in lingerie shops.”
While the news about this may have gone without notice, the lack of women to be found in Saudi news won’t.
Yesterday, the King of Saudi Arabia “… asked newspaper editors to cease publishing pictures of women because such photos could 'lead men astray'.”
The state-owned media recently began including pictures of women as they relate to stories, but “always wearing the traditional Muslim headscarf.”
Taking women out of the picture, so to speak, seems a rather backwards step for a country that is attempting to address such fundamental women’s rights, like the right to vote and the right to an education without a man's permission.
Rather ironically, the country has delayed “plans to replace male sales assistants in lingerie shops.”