Meow

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/saudi...e#.UUGG0ByLCSo

" A Saudi Arabia Airlines flight from Jeddah to the eastern city of Dammam was delayed over a passenger's demand that a stewardess be removed from the aircraft because she wasn't accompanied by a male guardian, Okaz newspaper reported.

Flight 1108 was delayed when a stewardess began to read out and demonstrate flight safety procedures was interrupted by a passenger who asked her "why are you on the plane without a guardian?" the newspaper reported.

The passenger then proceeded to demand the plane not take off until all women unaccompanied by male guardians be removed from the aircraft."

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Boomhauer

I like the reply that lays bare the hyporcrisy of Saudi demanding that housemaids only be released from the airport after their employer comes for them. Seeing as how the employer is almost always male, this contradicts their own laws on unaccompanied females. The other mention of hypocrisy is Saudi women making their housemaid sit in front next to the driver.

Beaverstate

It baffles the mind. I think I can more easily understand dolphins than Arabs.

Dorothy

Love the guy who commented that Cate Stevenson (Yusef Islam) couldn't land in the US for some flimsy reason.

Boomhauer

Theres always some disengenous apologist sh$t who tries to draw moral equivalency where there is none.

Blue Cat

Articles like this no long surprise me

scrubbedexpat141

Idiots.

britexpat76

I don't think there is a word invented that is strong enough to describe my dislike for Saudi Arabia.

Bahtatboy

He's had a sex change as well? Wouldn't have thought that went down very well... And changed his former surname. Must be one mixed up guy/gal.

mikelincs

I did wonder that myself always thought HE was CAT STEVENS originally, al least he was on my records..

kittycat1

I wonder how this works as the women can't talk to the men or even be in the same room? Notes under the door perhaps?

Boomhauer

Ooh baby baby it's a wide world....



Bought his album just for this song.

scot47

Cat Stevens in his new-found rolw of Yusuf islam sees himself as a missionary for The One Tru Faith. Maybe hwe will convince Britexpat76 ?

nonthaburi

Apparently there was talk of using a videolink from the next room. With Skype etc feasible enough.

flares

but if you read the article the loon got forcibly removed...not the stewardess.

I don't mean to defend the place but it is only a v v small minority of nutjobs.