Western critics often compare the treatment of Saudi women to a system of apartheid, analogous with South Africa’s treatment of non-whites during South Africa’s apartheid era. As evidence, they cite restrictions on travel, fields of study, choice of profession, access to the courts, and political speech.[322][323][324] Mona Eltahawy, a columnist for The New York Times wrote, “Saudi women are denied many of the same rights that ‘Blacks’ and ‘Coloreds’ were denied in apartheid South Africa and yet the Kingdom still belongs to the very same international community that kicked Pretoria out of its club.”[292]
Some commentators have argued that Saudi gender policies constitute a crime against humanity and warrant intervention from the international community. They criticize the U.S. government for decrying the Taliban’s sexist policies while allied to Saudi Arabia. Mary Kaldor views gender apartheid in Saudi Arabia as similar to that enforced by the Taliban in Afghanistan.[325] In contrast, political commentator Daniel Pipes sees Saudi gender apartheid as tempered by other practices, such as allowing women to attend school and work.[101
Western critics often compare the treatment of Saudi women to a system of apartheid, analogous with South Africa’s treatment of non-whites during South Africa’s apartheid era. As evidence, they cite restrictions on travel, fields of study, choice of profession, access to the courts, and political speech.[322][323][324] Mona Eltahawy, a columnist for The New York Times wrote, “Saudi women are denied many of the same rights that ‘Blacks’ and ‘Coloreds’ were denied in apartheid South Africa and yet the Kingdom still belongs to the very same international community that kicked Pretoria out of its club.”[292]
Some commentators have argued that Saudi gender policies constitute a crime against humanity and warrant intervention from the international community. They criticize the U.S. government for decrying the Taliban’s sexist policies while allied to Saudi Arabia. Mary Kaldor views gender apartheid in Saudi Arabia as similar to that enforced by the Taliban in Afghanistan.[325] In contrast, political commentator Daniel Pipes sees Saudi gender apartheid as tempered by other practices, such as allowing women to attend school and work.[101
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