http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/rulesforwomen http://jezebel.com/tag/rulesforwomen The blog American Bedu has started a list of the rules for women Saudi Arabia that highlights the contradictions Saudi women contend with every day. For example, women are forbidden to drive, visit a graveyard, or be alone with an unrelated man, but they are allowed to own a car, work, and make investments. Commenters are asked to add to the list and debate the reasoning behind the rules. [American Bedu via Global Voices]

]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5111170&view=rss&microfeed=true Islamic authorities in Kota Bharu, a city in northern Malaysia, have distributed pamphlets urging women to forsake bright makeup and high heels to avoid being raped. The authorities (mocked by Malaysian liberals as "Taliban lite") justify their actions by saying they are simply making suggestions for women who want to lead a "100% Islamic" way of life. However, women who want to follow the suggestion against high heels but still want to channel their inner Carrie Bradshaws can do so as long as they pad their heels to mute the sound. Bright red lipstick is still strongly discouraged, because it is so Fall/Winter 2007. [Guardian]

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