5. Fitness Girls Denied
Hate going to the gym? What if you couldn’t . . . ever? Saudi women who want to work-out in a gym can’t do so as even in girls’ schools and universities, sports teams and gym classes are prohibited. The Religious Police has shut down most of the private female gyms that were in operation, but a few sneaky ones operate in legal limbo as spas or women’s clubs.
6. Gender-ly Speaking
It’s weird to imagine heading to a restaurant or mall and being segregated by gender. In KSA restaurants, two separate sections exist for families and singles. Even standing in a fast food line is done with clear separation, though in some places, women and men see each other, but use different queues. It is the same way with malls, as the majority of them only allow “families”—either a group of women, or women with male companions. These rules are different for non-Saudi individuals.
