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jillithian) wrote2008-10-03 01:29 pm
jillithian) wrote2008-10-03 01:29 pm
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It is articles like this one that make me very hesitant to ever travel to the Middle East:
From the BBC
Only being able to see out one eye would not be healthy for either eye and could be fatal in public and traffic when depth perception is required. Of course, many places in Saudi Arabia don't allow women to be seen in public without very strict requirements. People were protesting the Olympics in China for their lack of support for human rights, but the USA is no different when many of our top officials are bedfellows with Saudi Arabians that allow - or even PROMOTE - this kind of bullshit.
I have respect for people following their beliefs and faiths, but there are limits to what is a belief and a faith and what is just men dictating the actions of women.
From the BBC
Saudi cleric favours one-eye veil
A Muslim cleric in Saudi Arabia has called on women to wear a full veil, or niqab, that reveals only one eye.
Sheikh Muhammad al-Habadan said showing both eyes encouraged women to use eye make-up to look seductive.
The question of how much of her face a woman should cover is a controversial topic in many Muslim societies.
The niqab is more common in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, but women in much of the Muslim Middle East wear a headscarf which covers only their hair.
Sheikh Habadan, an ultra-conservative cleric who is said to have wide influence among religious Saudis, was answering questions on the Muslim satellite channel al-Majd.
Only being able to see out one eye would not be healthy for either eye and could be fatal in public and traffic when depth perception is required. Of course, many places in Saudi Arabia don't allow women to be seen in public without very strict requirements. People were protesting the Olympics in China for their lack of support for human rights, but the USA is no different when many of our top officials are bedfellows with Saudi Arabians that allow - or even PROMOTE - this kind of bullshit.
I have respect for people following their beliefs and faiths, but there are limits to what is a belief and a faith and what is just men dictating the actions of women.