THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: A screen will separate genders on the country's main advisory body to Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah when women join it for the first time.
Following a decision by Abdullah, women will be allowed to join the Shura Council, his main group of advisers expected to reconvene early next year. The format is seen as a compromise with hardline Islamic factions that oppose even small reforms in the ultraconservative kingdom, where sex segregation is a widespread custom. » | Wednesday, November 07, 2012
