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Saudi Students In US Seek Segregation By Gender On Facebook

Posted by timothy on from the gradualism-and-quantum-effects dept.

Beetle B. writes "A 22,000-member group for Saudis studying in the US on the social networking website Facebook has been split into two groups, one for women and one for men. The split follows a request from the group's female members who wanted extra privacy. The separate page for Saudi women is a valid decision. We took it to fulfill the wishes of the Saudi women in the US. We have been contacted by a lot of women asking for their private group,' Majed Aleid, media chair of the 'Saudis in the US' group, told Arab News in a letter."

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  1. Privacy on Facebook, huh? by magloca · · Score: 5, Funny

    the group's female members who wanted extra privacy

    And Facebook is so the right place for that.

  2. Re:You can't free someone who doesn't want to be f by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. Now fuck off with your holier-than-thou self.

  3. There's a place in France... by Zingledot · · Score: 3, Funny

    I hear this plan has a security hole where the men can see it all...

  4. Re:And if they don't by Thud457 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can anyone think of reasons why they should remain segregated in the modern world?

    urinals.

    MEN ! DO NOT BE TAKEN IN BY THIS!
    We all know how long and slow lines at the womens' room is for busy events. Do YOU want to suffer the same inconvenience ?!

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff