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Re:Female Producers in Saudi Arabia: "Did you have to wear t... by astrid on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @10:45AM (#453901)
Blurry is all BS, but there is another obvious reason : anybody who really travels knows that TV is ubiquitous in the Arab world, and they mainly watch Western programs. Moreover, there are a lot more occidentalized anchor women on Arab TV (like Aljazeera) than you might think, who don't wear anything at all. Tradition is not to be confused with dumb ignorance.
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Re:Female Producers in Saudi Arabia: "Did you have to wear t... by netcan on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @07:03PM (#455475)
Your right. On the message as a whole. Middles Eastern countries are not generally very culturally isolated.
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