Restriction on Women
In the Middle East women face restriction on dress, and in Saudi Arabia in particular they also face restriction over the men who may accompany them (in a car, at a restaurant, or on a journey, for example). Only men of the immediate family are acceptable, which poses problems for expatriate women who usually only have one close male relative available. Such person is known in Arabic as a Mahram i.e. a woman's husband or any close blood relative whom she is forbidden to marry, i.e. father, brother, son etc. A woman may not appear in the company of a male whom she is, in law, permitted to marry, i.e. a male friend or colleague or, indeed, even her cousin. This restriction does not apply to a driver specifically employed as the family driver.
In the Middle East women face restriction on dress, and in Saudi Arabia in particular they also face restriction over the men who may accompany them (in a car, at a restaurant, or on a journey, for example). Only men of the immediate family are acceptable, which poses problems for expatriate women who usually only have one close male relative available. Such person is known in Arabic as a Mahram i.e. a woman's husband or any close blood relative whom she is forbidden to marry, i.e. father, brother, son etc. A woman may not appear in the company of a male whom she is, in law, permitted to marry, i.e. a male friend or colleague or, indeed, even her cousin. This restriction does not apply to a driver specifically employed as the family driver.
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