RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) ? A Saudi official says a screen will separate genders on the country's main advisory body to King Abdullah when women join it for the first time.
Following a decision by Abdullah, women will be allowed to join the Shura Council, his main group of advisers expected to reconvene early next year. The format is seen as a compromise with hardline Islamic factions that oppose even small reforms in the ultraconservative kingdom, where sex segregation is a widespread custom.
Abdullah has pledged to allow women to vote and run in the next municipal elections in 2015. But Saudi women still face many restrictions, including a ban on driving.
The official, quoted in Al-Watan newspaper on Wednesday, says an internal communications network will allow men and women to communicate despite the barrier.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/sexes-separated-panel-advising-saudi-king-085251139.html
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