Progress on Women's Rights

"The King Saud University in Riyadh teaches both men and women. However forget Western notions about boys and girls lying about together on the lawns of Academe discussing Proust. For one thing, Proust is far too risqué. Secondly it's 120-plus fahrenheit out there and there's no grass. Thirdly, of course, the two sexes don't actually get to mix. They are taught in their own complexes, seperated by fences and gates, with their own single-sex staff. (I exaggerate. Sometimes men lecture the women. How? They do it over closed-circuit television, with microphones and loudspeakers for questions)...

... And to quote the old joke, "Does "bukhra" mean the same as the Spanish "mañana"? "No, it doesn't have quite that sense of urgency.""
The religious Policeman

Hey! after about a year of silence, This blogger from Saudi Arabia is back online.
I wonder if with the resent changing of the guard, his position is somehow more secure, that he feels safe to start blogging again. It could be some sort of sign about what kind of administration this will be. But I'm just guessing. I'll keep an eye out for any news.
(hat tip) Doubting