“Humiliate the Humiliators’
That some Saudi men constantly harass women in public places is well known. On the street, in vehicles, in malls, Saudi women contend with men whose maturity seems to have been arrested at an early teen age. Now, reports Saudi Gazette, a member of the Shoura Council is recommending that Saudi Arabia follow the lead of countries like the UAE and Kuwait in making life more difficult for the harassers. In addition to fines, the Council member suggest that the ‘Eve-teasers’ be publicly humiliated by having their own names publicized. In a society in which naming names is viewed askance, this is likely a good move. It should certainly cause a would-be harasser to have second thoughts when he realizes that a future employer will be able to preemptively identify one a potential problem. I think, too, that it would leave the perpetrator open to barracking by his mother, sisters, and other female relations. Public defamation the answer to women harassment? Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Men who harass women in public will be fined and publicly defamed under a new law being drafted by the Shoura Council. The action is due to huge public demand to end the phenomenon that humiliates women and even leads to traffic jams. Shoura Council member Zain Al-Abideen Bin Barri urged “the council to follow the suit of countries like Kuwait and the UAE where similar laws have successfully deterred the unwelcome advances,” Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported. “Besides penalties, we’re going to consider imposing fines. The penalty of public defamation will deter public harassers,” he said. The nuisance is widespread throughout the Kingdom particularly in blackspots such as Al-Elaya Street in Riyadh and Al-Tahliya Street in Jeddah. Many businesses are now losing customers who avoid malls out of fear of harassment.”
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That some Saudi men constantly harass women in public places is well known. On the street, in vehicles, in malls, Saudi women contend with men whose maturity seems to have been arrested at an early teen age. Now, reports Saudi Gazette, a member of the Shoura Council is recommending that Saudi Arabia follow the lead of countries like the UAE and Kuwait in making life more difficult for the harassers. In addition to fines, the Council member suggest that the ‘Eve-teasers’ be publicly humiliated by having their own names publicized. In a society in which naming names is viewed askance, this is likely a good move. It should certainly cause a would-be harasser to have second thoughts when he realizes that a future employer will be able to preemptively identify one a potential problem. I think, too, that it would leave the perpetrator open to barracking by his mother, sisters, and other female relations. Public defamation the answer to women harassment? Saudi Gazette JEDDAH – Men who harass women in public will be fined and publicly defamed under a new law being drafted by the Shoura Council. The action is due to huge public demand to end the phenomenon that humiliates women and even leads to traffic jams. Shoura Council member Zain Al-Abideen Bin Barri urged “the council to follow the suit of countries like Kuwait and the UAE where similar laws have successfully deterred the unwelcome advances,” Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported. “Besides penalties, we’re going to consider imposing fines. The penalty of public defamation will deter public harassers,” he said. The nuisance is widespread throughout the Kingdom particularly in blackspots such as Al-Elaya Street in Riyadh and Al-Tahliya Street in Jeddah. Many businesses are now losing customers who avoid malls out of fear of harassment.”
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