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<\/p>\nSaudi Arabia used to be a strict Islamic country, but with the recent changes coming up in the kingdom with the opening of Theatres, Entertainment events, etc we’re also seeing a new change where the restaurants have started using separate entrances for Men & Women.<\/p>\n
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Women will no longer have separate entrances or sit behind partitions at restaurants as per the latest announcement from the government.<\/p>\n
Though this decision will end gender discretion, but as per Islamic Laws it violates mixing Men & Women in public places. This decision was taken by Municipal & Rural Affairs Ministry Last Sunday.<\/p>\n
Still government schools, wedding events and most of the public Universities still remain segregated.<\/p>\n
Most of the restaurants still follow segregated entrances for families and single men and also Separate queues for Men & Women.<\/p>\n
Exceptions to segregation laws will include hospitals, medical colleges, and banks. The no of mixed-gender workplaces has increased since King Abdullah was crowned, although they are still not popular. Several newspaper publishers have desegregated their offices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"