Women airbrushed from Saudi IKEA catalog

In the rest of the world, the IKEA catalog stays pretty much the same, except the language, of course. However, in Saudi Arabia, it was decided no women are allowed.

All the women, and most of the young girls, have been carefully airbrushed from the pages of the IKEA catalog in Saudi Arabia.

The catalog of the world's largest furniture retailer displays exactly the same interiors and products, leaves in the boys and men, but women have no part... read more.

Saudi man divorces wife live on radio talk show

Seems it is illegal for a woman to travel on her own in Saudi Arabia. When his wife went on a business trip without his consent, her husband divorced her live on the radio.

Saudi Arabia has one of the highest divorce rates in the world. In 2010, over 18,765 divorce cases were recorded. According to a local expert, Awad al-Harbi, this means one divorce occurs every 30 minutes.

The reason for the high number of divorces? In Saudi Arabia it is extremely easy to get a divorce. No long drawn out court cases are required and a husband can divorce his wife on the radio or even by SMS.... read full article.