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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Mon Nov 3, 2014, 05:53 PM Nov 2014

Saudi Arabian Women's Conference... With Not A Female In Sight

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06/28/saudi-arabian-womens-conference-picture_n_3515062.html

An image of a conference in Saudi Arabia on the topic of “women in society” – with not a single female present - has gone viral.

The picture features row upon row of men in traditional headscarves and white thobes. A single Westerner in a flannel shirt is the only person breaking up an otherwise uniform sea of what appear to be Arab men.

We traced the picture back to Beladalorb.com, which says it was published in Saudi newspaper Okaz last year.

The conference was reportedly held at the University of Qassim and was apparently attended by representatives of 15 countries.


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Saudi Arabian Women's Conference... With Not A Female In Sight (Original Post) KamaAina Nov 2014 OP
Kinda like the US Congress hearing on birth control--with NO women. tblue37 Nov 2014 #1
That should have done it KamaAina Nov 2014 #3
Give them the benefit of the doubt wheniwasincongress Nov 2014 #2
Just like the Vatican Warpy Nov 2014 #4
that is a rightwing wet dream Skittles Nov 2014 #5
Mind-boggling. hifiguy Nov 2014 #6
Yeah we have our own group of 'concerned' men in America Rex Nov 2014 #7
Thanks! That is the pic I linked to in my post above but couldn't get to show as an image. nt tblue37 Nov 2014 #10
The RCC's Synod on the Family theHandpuppet Nov 2014 #8
Saudi Arabia = Texas with different costumes. True Blue Door Nov 2014 #9
Now *this* is worthy of a *huge* facepalm. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #11

tblue37

(65,340 posts)
1. Kinda like the US Congress hearing on birth control--with NO women.
Mon Nov 3, 2014, 06:12 PM
Nov 2014

"Congressional Birth Control Hearing Involves Exactly Zero People Who Have a Uterus"

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--Ddb2N1qL--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/18k29gsh1e872jpg.jpg

ON EDIT: I don't know how to post the actual image from my mobile device. Maybe someone else could do it.

 

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
3. That should have done it
Mon Nov 3, 2014, 06:15 PM
Nov 2014

The DU software chokes on certain characters in URLs, like (I think) the comma.

 

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)
6. Mind-boggling.
Mon Nov 3, 2014, 06:26 PM
Nov 2014

There aren't even words for the disrespect, idiocy and plain old derp this represents.

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