Etymology Dictionaries list a number of possible origins for the originally Italian term, including "gheto" or "ghet", which means slag or waste in Venetian, and was used in this sense in a reference to a foundry where slag was stored located on the same island as the area of Jewish confinement (the Venetian Ghetto), and borghetto, diminutive of borgo ‘borough’.
Saudi Arabia plans new city for women workers only Businesswomen behind 5,000-job scheme designed to give women greater independence while maintaining segregation
A women-only industrial city dedicated to female workers is to be constructed in Saudi Arabia to provide a working environment that is in line with the kingdom's strict customs.
The city, to be built in the Eastern Province city of Hofuf, is set to be the first of several planned for the Gulf kingdom. The aim is to allow more women to work and achieve greater financial independence, but to maintain the gender segregation, according to reports.
Proposals have also been submitted for four similar industrial cities exclusively for women entrepreneurs, employers and employees in Riyadh. ...
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The high religious council says that allowing women to drive would "provoke a surge in prostitution, pornography, homosexuality and divorce". In addition they predict that within 10 years of the ban being lifted, there would be "no more virgins" in the Islamic kingdom.
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The Saudis are also considering having women cover their eyes in public, as they are considered too tempting.
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