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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:51 pm    Post subject: First Women-Only hotel opens in Saudi Reply with quote


First women-only hotel opens in Saudi Arabia
19/03/2008


RIYADH, March 19 (RIA Novosti) - Saudi Arabia's first women-only hotel has opened in the capital Riyadh, the Al-Watan newspaper said on Wednesday. Laws in Saudi Arabia do not allow the mixing of sexes in public places, posing a number of obstacles for business women. Until January 2008, women were not allowed to stay in a hotel or book a room without being accompanied by their male guardian. "This important project comes in line with the government's support for investment projects in all sectors and its encouragement to women to take part in the development process," said Prince Sultan bin Salman, secretary-general of the Supreme Commission for Tourism.

Apart from 25 lavish suites and rooms, the Luthan Spa and Hotel also offers restaurants, conference halls, lounges and a number of spa and fitness facilities. Women, who decide to stay at the hotel, need no written permission from their male guardian or boss. The initiative was put forward and implemented by a group of Saudi Arabian business women, led by Princess Madawi Bint Mohammad Bin Abdullah. Concerned about its image abroad and the world's lowest percentage of employed women, Saudi Arabian authorities have recently adopted a law, which says that women only need to register at a local police station, show their passport and permission from a male guardian, to be allowed to stay at a hotel.

Women make up around half of the Saudi population of nearly 28 million, including 5.5 million foreign residents, but only 10% of the five million women of working age are employed. The Kingdom has the lowest percentage in the world - just 5.5% - of women in the workforce. King Abdullah has pledged to introduce other legislation to improve the lives of Saudi women, such as lifting the "driving ban," as soon as the country's ultra-conservative society is ready.

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The fact that so few women are working really is a powerful example of sexism - why the hell should they get away with sitting about?!

(that was a 'joke' for those of you who may have a humour-bypass)
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's actually a decent idea

Rome wasn't built in a day..
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

indeed it wasn't - so it's just as well that Princess Bint is on the case!

(I am sorry for that! haha)
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

faceless wrote:
indeed it wasn't - so it's just as well that Princess Bint is on the case!

(I am sorry for that! haha)


You are so not sorry for that ...... But it did make me giggle ..... shhh

Having lived in Morocco back in the day ..and Morocco being nowhere as heavy duty ..but heavy nether the less.... Its a good thing to see....as they say Allah ou Akbar .....
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to...errr...the medieval age Saudi Arabia Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I assume all workers in the hotels, restaurants and shops will all be female.

A good idea indeed.

Wonder if the idea might catch on in the west (we already have women only taxi companies) [at least as a novelty/niche player]
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have you seen the advert for it on Arab TV? They're dancing in hot-pink burquas.

"For ladies who are business tzars,
Saudi Inns are superstars..."
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