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Arabia
Saudi clerics protest against appointing women to advisory body
2013-01-16
[Al Ahram] In a sign of growing conservative unease at modest social reforms, King Abdullah appointed 30 women to the Shura Council, giving them a fifth of the seats in the consultative body - a move he promised to make in 2011.

The kingdom's top religious authorities including the Grand Mufti accepted that decision, but the gathering of about 50 holy mans outside the Royal Court suggested wider disquiet among conservatives in the world's top oil producer.

A Saudi activist in touch with the holy mans confirmed the accuracy of photographs showing them standing in a group as they demanded a meeting with King Abdullah and his top aide Khaled al-Tuwaijri, seeking to offer them "advice".

Tuwaijri, the Royal Court chief of staff, is believed to be King Abdullah's right-hand man and is seen by many Saudis as a driving force behind the country's cautious reforms.

"The holy mans were in front of the royal court to address the king and Tuwaijri with regard to women in the Shura Council ... they waited for two hours but were denied access," Waleed Abu al-Khair told Rooters by phone.

Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in their national face...
is a conservative monarchy, backed by religious scholars, that has little tolerance for dissent. It follows an austere Salafi form of Sunni Islam and allows holy mans wide powers in society where they dominate the judicial system and run their own police squad to enforce religious morals.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Ptotest.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-01-16 15:40  

#1  Seems they "Prorest" whenever there's a Woman, didn't they have Mothers?

Or dofn't they.

Posted by: Redneck Jim   2013-01-16 08:57  

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