I don't post a lot of commentaries on this blog, but I just had to post my opinion on an article I just read in "the Observers". Does this article make any sense to anyone? The absurdities "powers" will go through to keep people "down" astounds me. The more unbridled power someone has, the more stupid their implementation of that power. The reasoning behind them not allowing women to sell lingerie/undergarments is because men won't be able to shop in the stores, but yet the women are forced to engage with men to shop for their underwear? The women are expected to display modesty by covering themselves from head to toe, but yet they must purchase their most intimate of objects only from men (who are not their husbands)? Either way, for or against hijab, it doesn't make sense.
Read the article here:
Saudi Women Sick of Being Forced To Buy Underwear From Men
Almost the entirety of Saudi Arabia's sales positions are held by men, making shopping for underwear a somewhat uncomfortable experience for women. In an attempt to reverse the trend, a group of exasperated Saudis tried to take control of the lingerie business. Did they succeed?
On February 13, a financial analyst and blogger from Jeddah, Reem Asaad, launched a campaign called "No to underwear salesMEN in Saudi Arabia". She called on shoppers to boycott lingerie shops across the country until the government agreed to enforce a law which allows women to work in the shops (Article 8 of decree N120).
Article continues here:
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http://observers.france24.com/en/content/20100304-saudi-women-sick-being-forced-buy-underwear-men-lingerie-shops-salesmen
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