Posted on 08/02/2019 10:06:54 AM PDT by Rummyfan
The land of progress Saudi Arabia has reached an acme of equality today. The Saudi regime is allowing women to travel without male guardians. The royal family has decided women over the age of 21 should be allowed to get passports without their husbands or fathers needing to sign off on it, despite resisting such silly Western ideas for years.
It obviously seems more of a reluctant calculation than any sort of genuine progress, but even so it's undeniable the country is going through some changes.
Here's what Mark wrote just over two years ago, upon the passing of Prince Abdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz al Saud.
I see that Prince Abdul-Rahman bin Abdulaziz al Saud died the other day. If you're having trouble keeping track of your Saudi princes, well, I don't blame you. Unlike the closely held princely titles of the House of Windsor, the House of Saud is somewhat promiscuous with the designation: there are (at the time of writing) over 10,000 Saudi "princes" running around the country - and, in fact, at this time of year, more likely running around Mayfair and the French Riviera, exhausting the poor old blondes from the escort agencies. I believe that's Abdul-Rahman at right, although to be honest all Saudi princes look alike to me, except that some wear white and others look very fetching in gingham. As I once remarked to Sheikh Ghazi al-Ghosaibi, the late cabinet minister, he was the only Saudi I knew who wasn't a prince.
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Ah, progress. BBC used this photo in its story about the newfound travel rights Saudi women have gained. Here was BBC's caption: "The move now puts women on an equal footing to men with regard to travel rights." Looks very equal, doesn't it?
I've always thought they were in-bred but this is a case of reality being stranger than fiction.
Check out the ankles on the lead one!!!
she needs 40 lashes for letting her ankles show!
But is the she allowed to walk to the store or airport without a male escort?
You are a pervert! Looking at a Saudi woman’s ankles is disgusting perversion!
Sheesh!/s
Check out the sexy white shoes on that chick!
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