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1. Are They Or Aren't THey?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Aug 5, 2019, 08:24 PM

Aug 2019

"Experts, however, say male relatives can still obstruct women defying their wishes through legal avenues or informal routes in the ultra-conservative kingdom, where it will take time to change views on gender and social customs"

"The government recognizes filial disobedience as a crime"

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