Saudi Arabian Clerics Issue Fatwa Ruling That Women Cannot Work As Supermarket Cashiers
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Saudi Arabia's top clerics have challenged the government's policy to expand jobs for women with a fatwa ruling that they should not work as cashiers in supermarkets, according to reports.

Saudi seamstresses working at a factory in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. Photo: The Daily Telegraph
The Council of Senior Scholars, the official fatwa issuing body, said that "it is not permissible for a woman to work in a place where they mix with men," the news website Sabq.org said.

"It is necessary to keep away from places where men congregate. Women should look for decent work that does not make it possible for them to attract men or be attracted by men," it said. >>> | Monday, November 01, 2010