Saudi Arabia – A sign typed in both Arabic and English on the door of a Starbucks branch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia informed customers that women were banned from the store and would not be served, the Independentreported on Thursday, citing the Arabic language daily Al Weaam.
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Saudi Arabia’s religious police, the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, banned female patrons from the coffee shop after it found during an inspection that a gender partition wall inside the store had collapsed.
The manager of the branch explained that the wall collapsed regularly due to customer stampedes, according to the report.
“Please no entry for ladies only send your [male] driver to order,” read the green sign taped to the door of the international coffee chain store.
A spokeswoman for the Starbucks franchise explained that the company adheres to local customs and was working to refurbish the store to meet the needs of the region.
“Starbucks in Saudi Arabia adheres to the local customs by providing separate entrances for families as well as single people,” said the company in a statement. “We are working as quickly as possible as we refurbish our Jarir store, so that we may again welcome all customers in accordance with local customs.”
The renovations were expected to be completed over the next two weeks.
Disgusting….Even the Neturei Karta wouldn’t stoop to this level.
So when Trump is trying to ban them in America, why do they cry foul?
And probably someone with a dog that won’t be an issue it’s just women I wonder how they feel when they walk by see all the men sitting with her feet up enjoying a good coffee
Where’s Ban Ki-Moon now??? No UN resolutions against Saudi Arabia??? Where are all the human rights activists??? Where’s O’bummer??? Where’s Sweden’s and France’s foreign ministers??? Oh, I forgot. They only wake up when Israel is involved.
they dont want these women to ruin the good smell
This is a wonderful idea. Many mashgichim and roshei yeshiva dream of being able to do this in many pizza parlors and fast food joints in New York.
Can u imagine the outcry should this happen in beit shemesh but the arabs,well we gotta respect their relious behaviors