The really scary thing is...

...Saudi Arabia is often touted as being one of the more enlightened, western-friendly countries... in the entire Islamic world...

Many women-only sports clubs and gyms in Saudi Arabia face closure under a government clampdown.

Women in Saudi Arabia are banned from driving, must wear a head-to-toe cloak when out in public and must obtain permission from a male relative to work, travel, study or marry.

But the fairer sex are not totally without resources...

Saudi women were reported to have launched an online campaign in protest called "Let Her Get Fat".

You go girl.

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