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by yakshaving_jgt 2686 days ago
I’ve worked in that country multiple times. It has no comparison to the US. Women have equal rights in the US for a start. It is also not commonplace in the US for men to beat their wives and daughters for not concealing themselves behind traditional garb. I have met young women over there who have told me first-hand how they’ve suffered.

From other comments you’ve made, it appears you live in Turkey. I don’t think your experience applies, given Turkey’s recent political dispute with the Saudis over the Khashoggi murder.

Notably, Turkey is also not a member of the Arab League.