Women Should be Heard, Not Seen

That seem to be the position of certain broadcasters in Saudi Arabia, at any rate.

JEDDAH: A new TV show that discusses issues concerning teenage girls and female university students was recently broadcast with Saudi presenters dressed in black from head to toe. The show — named Asrar Al-Banat (The Secrets of Girls) — is broadcast on Awtan TV, a Saudi religious channel that was first aired in August 2008 and has women broadcasters who are covered in the all-enveloping abaya and niqab

No doubt the sight of figures shrouded in amorphous black outfits makes for compelling television ...