Fascinating Facts About Saudi Arabia You Need To Know

Published on 10/07/2018
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What She Wears But He Sells

Before, men had to sell lingerie since women were forbidden from working outside the home. This made it distressing for women who were shopping for lingerie. Can you imagine buying intimate wear from men? King Abdullah overturned this law in 2012 and allowed women to work at lingerie shops and forbade men from doing the same.

What She Wears But He Sells

What She Wears But He Sells

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Slaves

Slavery was a rampant practice in the Arabian Peninsula until it was finally abolished. Saudi Arabia came in pretty late with the abolishment of slavery. It was only forbidden by the monarchy in the year 1962.

Slaves

Slaves

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