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Our “friends” the Saudis. There’s lots of karma to pay when you allow your “allies” to behave as the Saudis do. We all deserve better and should *demand* better.

Via Clarion Project.

A course being offered in a Saudi academic institution titled Is a Woman a Human Being? provoked an angry response on social media, both in Saudi Arabia and abroad.

The course, which was to begin Monday in the Saudi Academy for Training and Consulting, was ultimately cancelled due to the criticism. In response, a special hashtag was launched #thewomanisahumanbeing.

In announcing the course’s cancellation, the academy published a clarification saying it would not allow any denigration of Muslim women. However, the academy also said the cancellation of the course had nothing to do with the course’s content, which remained under wraps. It also said it was surprised by the intense reaction, saying previous courses that used the same title didn’t garner any reaction.

The head of the academy, Hani el-Chamdon, said the course title was in the form of a question in order to attract attention, but many people assumed the worse, that the course was meant to disparage women.

Yeah, right. The Saudis are just ‘misunderstood.’

HT Weasel Zippers.

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  1. What did you expect from entities who are a throwback to the 5th century.

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