Sick Minds

Allow me to paraphrase Farah this time: Allow me to poke!
Arab News reports that a “telephone and Internet campaign complaining about women in the workplace has prompted communications provider Mobily to shut its women’s call center and consider having separate telephone numbers for men’s and women’s services.”

I have read previously a fatwa on this, but never thought it would emerge to a campaign that would actually force the company to take such action. I can’t believe that those lunatics started calling women to harass, and insult them. What kind of sick minds these people have?

Fresh Air

When asked why she is demanding the right for women to drive, the Saudi writer Nadine al-Bedair said, “I want to breathe some fresh air without a company. Isn’t it one of my basic rights as a human being?” What else is she looking for in the new era? She is looking for some kind of a constitutional change, even though she is not making that so clear in her column. Also, she is looking forward for a parliament where she can choose who to represent her, and gives women the chance to participate in the process of reform. I think most of us share the same dreams with al-Bedair. We want all of this, we want more, and we have high hopes in the new king.