Showing posts with label clamp down. Show all posts
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Saudis Clamp Down on Women's Gyms

BBC: Many women-only sports clubs and gyms in Saudi Arabia face closure under a government clampdown on unlicensed premises, Saudi media have reported.

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Saudi women are largely constrained to the home and single-sex environments. Photo courtesy of the BBC

Women's gyms have become popular in the ultra-conservative Muslim country where the sexes are heavily segregated.

But only clubs linked to medical groups can get licenses and others will be closed, the Arab News newspaper said.

Saudi women were reported to have launched an online campaign in protest called Let Her Get Fat.

Government departments are not allowed to issue licenses for commercial gyms and sports clubs for women, unlike facilities for men, the newspaper reported. >>> | Monday, April 27, 2009