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michael · super moderator Joined: 13 Oct 2007 Posts: 981

An American businesswoman was carted off to jail by religious police in Saudi Arabia for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks in Riyadh, the Times of London reported.

The woman, who spent a day behind bars, was strip-searched and forced to sign a false confession before being released, the newspaper said.

The 37-year-old businesswoman works for a finance company in Riyadh. Her problem began when her office lost electricity. She and her male colleagues then went to a nearby Starbucks to use the coffee shop's Internet connection.

She sat with a male colleague in the Starbucks' family area, the only place women are allowed to sit with men

What are your thoughts on this incident? Smile

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GardenTalker · Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 1:55 pm Post subject:

It was in the family section for Pete's sake, but it shows how radical they can be.

I did hear that S.A. was looking at allowing women to drive, but whether we'll see any major changes in the future is anyone's guess. IMHO we won't.
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