Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Hardline clerics want women banned from Saudi media


The latest in supression of female in Saudi Arabia is reported in this piece by Yahoo news which says that.

a group of Saudi clerics urged the kingdom's new information minister on Sunday to ban women from appearing on TV or in newspapers and magazines, making clear that the country's hardline religious establishment is skeptical of a new push toward moderation.


According to the piece,the clergy men also are trying to outlaw the playing of music on Tv and music shows in general.

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