Saudi woman loses life, was denied medical help under gender law

[mota bhai 2,675]

AFP

Riyadh, February 07, 2014

The death of an ailing woman student at a Saudi university has stirred controversy on social media after an ambulance was denied access under the conservative Muslim kingdom's segregation laws.

Amna Bawazeer, 24, died of a heart attack in the compound of the social sciences faculty of Riyadh's King Saud University.

Local media said medics in an ambulance were denied access because they were not accompanied by a "mahram", a legal guardian or male member of her family.

Angry female students have gone on Twitter to blame faculty officials for Bawazeer's death.

But the university's administration hit back in a statement to stress that the student had suffered from a heart condition from the age of four.

She had died of a heart attack which proved fatal, despite the best efforts of the faculty's own infirmary to save her life.

...

Witnesses said men in the civil defence were kept at bay because the children, aged 12 to 14, were not veiled or wearing the long, black "abaya" robe which covers the entire body.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/saudi-woman-denied-ambulance-dies-due-to-lack-of-male-companion/article1-1181679.aspx

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

AFP

Riyadh, February 07, 2014

The death of an ailing woman student at a Saudi university has stirred controversy on social media after an ambulance was denied access under the conservative Muslim kingdom's segregation laws.

Amna Bawazeer, 24, died of a heart attack in the compound of the social sciences faculty of Riyadh's King Saud University.

Local media said medics in an ambulance were denied access because they were not accompanied by a "mahram", a legal guardian or male member of her family.

Angry female students have gone on Twitter to blame faculty officials for Bawazeer's death.

But the university's administration hit back in a statement to stress that the student had suffered from a heart condition from the age of four.

She had died of a heart attack which proved fatal, despite the best efforts of the faculty's own infirmary to save her life.

...

Witnesses said men in the civil defence were kept at bay because the children, aged 12 to 14, were not veiled or wearing the long, black "abaya" robe which covers the entire body.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/saudi-woman-denied-ambulance-dies-due-to-lack-of-male-companion/article1-1181679.aspx

Anybody left here ?

[DavenRoxy 1,073]

Read it. Understand it. Expect no less under the future ACA.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

I hope you are not criticizing Islam.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Read it. Understand it. Expect no less under the future ACA.

Do you actually believe that's a reasonable assessment?

AFP

Riyadh, February 07, 2014

The death of an ailing woman student at a Saudi university has stirred controversy on social media after an ambulance was denied access under the conservative Muslim kingdom's segregation laws.

Amna Bawazeer, 24, died of a heart attack in the compound of the social sciences faculty of Riyadh's King Saud University.

Local media said medics in an ambulance were denied access because they were not accompanied by a "mahram", a legal guardian or male member of her family.

Angry female students have gone on Twitter to blame faculty officials for Bawazeer's death.

But the university's administration hit back in a statement to stress that the student had suffered from a heart condition from the age of four.

She had died of a heart attack which proved fatal, despite the best efforts of the faculty's own infirmary to save her life.

...

Witnesses said men in the civil defence were kept at bay because the children, aged 12 to 14, were not veiled or wearing the long, black "abaya" robe which covers the entire body.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/saudi-woman-denied-ambulance-dies-due-to-lack-of-male-companion/article1-1181679.aspx

Barbarous and backward.

[luckytxn 2,264]

Looks like a spot just opened up at the university.