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The quote argues that Saudi Arabia should not be viewed as merely a country with different conservative values. It presents the country as a place shaped by strict control over women and society, comparing it to a modern version of Gilead. The wording is meant to challenge excuses for accepting those conditions as harmless cultural difference.
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Originally said in English.
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About Mona Eltahawy
Mona Eltahawy is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
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