More Job Opportunities for Women Urged
23/4/08
The seventh national dialogue forum began here yesterday with calls for creating more job opportunities for Saudi women and implementing resolutions on women’s employment. “We see thousands of foreign women working in health care and other sectors while Saudi women await in long queues for jobs,” said Dr. Rafeeqa Al-Dakhil, a delegate attending the forum. Saleh Al-Hosain, president of the National Dialogue Forum, said the meeting would discuss various aspects of women’s employment, including its motives. He highlighted the importance of national dialogue, saying that discussions on controversial topics would give momentum to the dialogue process. The participation of prominent personalities would make the event lively and informative, he added.
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Islam ‘does not forbid women from working’
Mariam Al Hakeem; 23/4/08
A senior Saudi scholar is in the forefront of those who made a fervent appeal to the Saudi public and private sectors to create more job opportunities for qualified young Saudi women. Shaikh Abdul Mohsen Al Obaikan, a member of the Shura Council and adviser to the Ministry of Justice, ruled that Sharia does not prevent women from working as long as they do not mix with unrelated men.”We cannot see any religious scriptures that forbid women from being engaged in duty together with men at work places. Islam permits women to mix with men even while performing Tawaf and Sa’ai. Similar is the case with shopping at markets,” he said.
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Tags: Religion, Saudi Arabia, Womens Rights, Workers