Saudi caricature criticize the invisibility of women in the media

This caricature by Saudi artist Abdelkareem Elhlayel
reflects the attempts of Saudi  mainstream media to cover the fact that women
in Saudi Arabian media are almost invisible.

{jcomments on}Many do not participate for social
reasons, since women are not supposed to say their names, show their faces, and
can be criticised for almost anything besides, they have to have the permission
of their male guardians before making most decisions.

The driving person is talking to his fried Abu Ahmad:

‘You know what? You Abu Ahmad are contradicting yourself…you
remind me of the talk show ‘Girls Talk’ where all the participants are males’.
He says

The caricature was published by Alriyadh newspaper.

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