Imagine having a life where you can't even walk outside without permission. All Saudi women require permission from their male guardian to travel.
Saudi girls can't even play sports in school, but boys can. And, if the women divorces her husband, she loses custody over her children six or older. Think of how hard it is for women to win a fight! Women have little or no freedom to effectively prosecute sexual abuse cases, being required to produce four witnesses. In my opinion, I think that women have no role in life because they barely have any freedom. I definitely can't imagine a life without sports and having to be given this amount of rights is crazy!
Friday 2 March 2012
Friday 17 February 2012
Saudi Arabian women's rights: Is it okay?
Saudi officials continue to require women to obtain permission from male guardians to conduct their most basic affairs, like traveling or receiving medical care or even grocery shopping. Saudi doctors have confirmed that Health Ministry regulations still require a woman to obtain permission from her male guardian to undergo elective surgery. In late June, Saudi border guards at the Bahrain crossing refused to allow a women's rights activist to leave the country because she did not have her guardian's permission.
Why don't they let women cross the border?
If a [pregnant] woman comes in to the hospital with a guardian, then she can leave with anyone, even the driver. If she comes in without a guardian, it becomes a "police case," and she'll need a guardian to come to the hospital in order for her to get discharged. She stays there if no one picks her up. In my opinion, I think women should be able to do anything they want, considering that they even get paid less then men...ALL OVER THE WORLD. Women in Saudi Arabia should be allowed to go places if they want to, without a male guardian around, watching them and chaperoning them.
Why don't they let women cross the border?
If a [pregnant] woman comes in to the hospital with a guardian, then she can leave with anyone, even the driver. If she comes in without a guardian, it becomes a "police case," and she'll need a guardian to come to the hospital in order for her to get discharged. She stays there if no one picks her up. In my opinion, I think women should be able to do anything they want, considering that they even get paid less then men...ALL OVER THE WORLD. Women in Saudi Arabia should be allowed to go places if they want to, without a male guardian around, watching them and chaperoning them.
Wednesday 25 January 2012
Restrictions in Saudi Arabia for women
Saudi Arabia is a monarchy, which means all laws must be appointed by King Abdullah. Lawmakers must be men 30 years of age or over, but now women are going to be allowed in the consultative assembly. Even though women are going to be allowed in the consultative assembly, they are still not allowed to drive. In July of 2011, a women got sentenced to 10 lashes by whip just for driving!
In Saudi Arabia, forced marriage is banned, however, females are not involved in making decisions surrounding their own marriages. The Marriage Contract is officially between the husband-to-be and the father of the bride.In my opinion, I think that this rule is pointless, because there is no point of making a rule that banns forced marriage, if the female in the household can not choose who she marries and when she marries.
As well, Saudi Arabian women live more of a virtual life than a real life. People are involved in on-line romances with people they have never met in real life ... and many use Facebook for other things, like talking about human rights and women's rights. They can protest on Facebook about it.
In Saudi Arabia, forced marriage is banned, however, females are not involved in making decisions surrounding their own marriages. The Marriage Contract is officially between the husband-to-be and the father of the bride.In my opinion, I think that this rule is pointless, because there is no point of making a rule that banns forced marriage, if the female in the household can not choose who she marries and when she marries.
As well, Saudi Arabian women live more of a virtual life than a real life. People are involved in on-line romances with people they have never met in real life ... and many use Facebook for other things, like talking about human rights and women's rights. They can protest on Facebook about it.
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Women rights starting to get better
Finally, King Abdullah is dealing with women in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has dismissed the hard-line chief of the country’s religious morality police, replacing him with a more liberal cleric who supports women’s rights, named Sheik Abdulatif al-Sheikh. He publicly argued that Islamic law neither bans the mixing of men and women nor excludes women from doing any job in Saudi society. But is this true?
Some of these moves have provided benefits and greater freedoms for women, although women still do not have the right to drive and are subject to male guardianship. Many of the reforms reflect his desire to promote a more tolerant interpretation of Islam than that mandated by the ultra-conservative Wahhabi version previously enforced by the morality police. Last September, King Abdullah granted women the right to vote in local elections and to serve as members of the country’s top advisory board. A few weeks ago, a royal decree took effect banning men from selling women’s goods, such as lingerie, opening such jobs to women. A similar decree concerning cosmetics shops is due to take effect in July. I think that there is definitely progress happening. What do you think?
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