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No difference: Saudi Arabia VS U.S. White House making decisions for Womens Health Care
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Saudi Arabia launches girls' council - without any girls
But when Saudi Arabia wanted to show off its inaugural girls' council in al-Qassim province, they overlooked one thing: the women.
Pictures released to mark the first Qassim Girls Council meeting showed 13 men on stage, and not a single female.
The women were apparently in another room, linked via video.
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It has been compared to another viral hit - an image of US President Donald Trump, surrounded by men, signing an abortion policy in January.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39264349
But when Saudi Arabia wanted to show off its inaugural girls' council in al-Qassim province, they overlooked one thing: the women.
Pictures released to mark the first Qassim Girls Council meeting showed 13 men on stage, and not a single female.
The women were apparently in another room, linked via video.
...
It has been compared to another viral hit - an image of US President Donald Trump, surrounded by men, signing an abortion policy in January.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-39264349
