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Jan 29, 2012
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Saudi stadiums: men only



By James M. Dorsey


Saudi Arabia is building its first stadium especially designed to allow women who are currently barred from attending soccer matches because of the kingdom’s strict public gender segregation to watch games.


The stadium in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah is scheduled to be completed in 2014 and will have private c…

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