Secular Café: Ikea erases women from its Saudi Arabian catalog versions

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Ikea erases women from its Saudi Arabian catalog versions Oct 2nd 2012, 00:29 IKEA's Saudi Arabia catalog erases women; company expresses regret - latimes.com from Swedish newspaper "Kvinnor går inte att retuschera bort" – Metro From Metro, autotranslated: Quote: "Women can not retouch away" The dictatorship of Saudi Arabia, women are not welcome at Ikea. The company has been cleared away every woman from her pictures. Trade Ewa Björling (M) if the images: A sad example. LA Times: Quote: IKEA removed images of women from the Saudi Arabia version of its catalog, a decision that the furniture giant now says clashes with its values. Swedish publication Metro posted a comparison of the Saudi Arabian mailer and the Swedish version, showing that women present in the latter were missing from the former. In the Muslim country, women are not allowed to travel or study without male permission and are expected to avoid driving and to conceal their bodies and hair. Sweden, Saudi Arabia The pictures change Ikea erases the women

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