Has become the "First" country to appoint a "Woman" as its ambassador to Saudi Arabia, in an apparent show of defiance to the autocracy (?) notorious for its "abuses" of womans rights.
Dominique Mineur will move to the Belgian embassy in Riyadh next summer.
The move by Belgium is an international first , in a country were Saudi woman are not allowed to mix freely with members of the opposite sex
require "signed" permission from a male guardian to travel alone
They are forbidden from appearing in public with out a long black full length head covering.
They require male permission to marry or conduct certain bussiness
Restaurants are often segregated & a womans testimony in court is held in lower esteem than a mans.
Belgium will also be appointing a woman ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Dominique Mineur will move to the Belgian embassy in Riyadh next summer.
The move by Belgium is an international first , in a country were Saudi woman are not allowed to mix freely with members of the opposite sex
require "signed" permission from a male guardian to travel alone
They are forbidden from appearing in public with out a long black full length head covering.
They require male permission to marry or conduct certain bussiness
Restaurants are often segregated & a womans testimony in court is held in lower esteem than a mans.
Belgium will also be appointing a woman ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
