Saudi Arabia launches girls' council - without any girls

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Saudi Arabia launches its first Girls Council - with only men on stage

 

There were a total of 13 men (not all pictured) on stage to launch the Qassim Girls Council in Saudi Arabia

 

But when Saudi Arabia wanted to show off its inaugural girls' council in al-Qassim province, they overlooked one thing: the women.

 

Pictures released to mark the first Qassim Girls Council meeting showed 13 men on stage, and not a single female.

 

The women were apparently in another room, linked via video.

 

The male-dominated photos have been circulating widely on social media, after the meeting took place on Saturday.

 

It has been compared to another viral hit - an image of US President Donald Trump, surrounded by men, signing an abortion policy in January. BBC

 

US President Donald Trump signing the abortion-related order in the Oval Office