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AN INSIGHT INTO SOME OF SUADI ARABIA ISSUES

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AN INSIGHT INTO SOME OF SUADI ARABIA ISSUES

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Carlos Durán - A01194784

Ricardo Montemayor - A01194869

Sofía Rincon - A01194901

Patricio Valerio - A01720075

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Actors that influence heavily the stability, progress and flow of the Saudi Arabian country are:

The Government.
Enterprises.
Conservative fundamentalists.
Women.

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As the western civilization is influencing the culture in Saudi Arabia, and gender discrimination is still a huge issue, the idea of women wanting to adapt the western civilization’s human rights is being represented in the art. Saudi Arabian artists are painting more “rebellious” and modern things.

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“Based on fatalities per head of population, a World Bank report in the year 2000 found that Saudi Arabia along with Malaysia, Thailand, and South Africa were the most dangerous countries in which to drive. Saudi Arabia fared even worse when this was measured in fatalities per vehicle.”

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In 2012, Saudi Arabia banned smoking in government offices and most public places, which includes a ban on shishas and prohibits the selling of tobacco to minors. The country’s statistics state that the country is the world’s fourth largest importer of tobacco, and Saudis spend about 8 million dollars a day on cigarettes.

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Saudi Arabia's government is based on the interpretation of sharia, which is the Islamic law, and also on the 1992 Basic Law, which sets out the system of governance, rights of citizens, and powers and duties of the government. Meaning that, the Saudi Government forbids any other religion than Islam, which discriminates the minorities living in Saudi Arabia and doesn’t represent women like in the western civilization.

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Women in Saudi Arabia have little to none human rights. The Saudi government is recognized as having the lowest concession to women’s rights and their status. It was in 2001 that women were allowed to have an independent identity papers and their names registered without a male guardian's approval. Women aren't able to drive.

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“Some of the countries backing armed terrorist gangs, such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar, are accomplices to the terrorism targeting the Syrian people … and bear responsibility for the bloodletting,” the minister said.

While these nations share a lot of intercultural aspects such as religion and culture, the multiculturality within these nations isn't a peaceful one. as stated above.

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And today, women still aren’t able to contact the authorities to report crimes or abuse, and they can’t go to court if not represented by their male figure of authority.