but there is simply no comparison in terms of women's rights. Are there female business owners in KSA? Of course there are. Do you think they suffer and their business suffers because they have to skirt around antiquated rules that say that females can't drive, can't meet with unrelated men, can't travel unaccompanied, need a male's permission to do something (and often times this male is her prepubescent brother)?
Without a doubt.
Don't delude yourself into thinking the women genuinely embrace the system over there. What other choice to they have, really? You either go crazy trying to change things or you make the best of your lot in life and get about the business of living.
You couldn't pay me enough to swap places with a Saudi woman. It'd be like living in a gilded cage. Why anyone would think THAT is worthy of being lauded is beyond me...
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou
but there is simply no comparison in terms of women's rights. Are there female business owners in KSA? Of course there are. Do you think they suffer and their business suffers because they have to skirt around antiquated rules that say that females can't drive, can't meet with unrelated men, can't travel unaccompanied, need a male's permission to do something (and often times this male is her prepubescent brother)?
Without a doubt.
Don't delude yourself into thinking the women genuinely embrace the system over there. What other choice to they have, really? You either go crazy trying to change things or you make the best of your lot in life and get about the business of living.
You couldn't pay me enough to swap places with a Saudi woman. It'd be like living in a gilded cage. Why anyone would think THAT is worthy of being lauded is beyond me...
"Most plain girls are virtuous because of the scarcity of opportunity to be otherwise."
-- Maya Angelou