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SAUDI ARABIA BE LIKE

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Saudi Arabia: From now we will allow our women to vote and run for office. The world: Oh yeah! This is such a progressive step.  * happy dance * * collective  yaaaas * Saudi Arabia: However, the opposition from the male family members might make it very difficult them to obtain the ID cards, even though they are legally allowed to do so. * lol max * The world: … Saudi Arabia:   The guardianship system which gives male relatives legal control over many aspects of women’s lives. Through it, women are barred from attending school, working, traveling abroad, filing a lawsuit, or, in some cases, even receiving medical treatment, without the permission of their fathers, brothers, or husbands. The world: … Saudi Arabia: Additionally, a woman’s testimony in court is often worth half that of a man, and daughters receive half of the inheritance that sons are given. Oh, and also, women are also  forbidden  from driv...

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

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#YOLO is the only reason I could watch this movie. “Must reach the end....must survive....must finally start hating Yash Raj movies”, my mind muttered, finding this ordeal more complicated than an exercise of integration. The urban dictionary defines any character with the name Raj as “A Scottish term for someone going crazy with rage”, subtly describing my state of mind while watching this movie.      So, when the lad and lass had their final, super awkward conversation, two ridiculously paradoxical situations are created. Simran plays the Friend card in a hilariously inconsiderate way. All she said was “Friends?” as she politely asked him to return to the friend zone after increasing his hopes. You could see Raj’s agonized soul in his eyes. His will power permitted him to reply with “Hmm...” As Simran smiled, looking accomplished, you can feel “Hum pe ye kisne, hara rang dala, khushi ne hamari hame maar dala” play on full blast like there is no end, in Raj’s ...