How Women Live in Saudi Arabia: Bans and Prejudices

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A woman must have a guardian. In other words, this person is called mahram. He is an accompanying woman and is free to make absolutely any decisions for her. A mahram may be a father, brother or even a son if there are no other men in the family. Each step of the woman must be approved by the guardian and she does not have the right to take it without his consent. The list of such issues includes any trips abroad, marriage with one or another man, and even permission for medical services. Refuse the guardian, even in the case of improper treatment, a woman has no right.

Age is Not a Hindrance: 10 Examples of Stylish Old Women

We live in an amazing time when not only young girls of 20-30 years old can be fashionable, but also elderly ladies, whom even the language does not dare to call "grandmothers". At the age of 60, they bloom with renewed vigor and, despite the graying curls, are not going to close at home and crochet, but quite the opposite - they live in a way that sometimes even young youth themselves do not live.