Eleven things women in Saudi Arabia cannot do

Ban on women entering a Starbucks store in Riyadh is latest in long line of restrictions

Saudi Arabia women
Women wearing the traditional abaya gown and hijab headscarf

Miss Beautiful Morals, Saudi Arabia

Compete freely in sports

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