Islamic misogyny Saudi Arabia

SPANISH FEMALE ENGINEERS IN SOWDY BARBARIA: YOU NEED A MAN TO GET AROUND IN THE DESERT KINGDOM…….

No secret at all.

“In Saudi Arabia, you need a man”

Female engineers on a Spanish-led subway project in Riyadh reveal what life is like for them

ÁNGELES ESPINOSA Riyadh 21 MAY 2015 – 10:51 CEST

Muslim women pray outside the Great Mosque in Mecca in 2009. / MAHMUD HAMS (AFP)

“In this country, you need a man,” explains Vega Gutiérrez, one of the Spanish engineers working on the construction of a subway system in Riyadh.

In Saudi Arabia, women are not allowed to drive and they cannot study, travel or undergo medical procedures without permission from their male guardian. They must also conceal their bodies under black tunics called abayas.

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Gutiérrez talks about the problems of getting around, which include not being able to take the car to visit other project sites, buy the weekly groceries, or simply go to a restaurant.

A native of Salamanca , this engineer is in charge of the contract for line 5, and has been in Riyadh for 15 months.

Gutiérrez admits that she is fortunate because her husband is working on the same project, and that gives her some degree of independence outside the workplace. But others are not so lucky.

More here. H/T: Fjordman

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