Dammam: A Saudi woman, qualified in the field of cancer diagnosis, has been forced to sell Shawarma at a beach in Dammam.
Norah Al-Ghamdi, who chose to pursue a Master’s degree in cancer diagnosis after her mother passed away due to cancer, could not find employment following her return home to Saudia Arabia, after eight years of academic pursuit.
One of the three institutes for cancer diagnosis and research refused her job application due to its hiring policy that does not entertain women.
Al-Ghamdi did not lose hope even in the face of this adversity, as she set up a stall to sell Shawarma on a beach in the country’s eastern province.
In an interview to Arab Television, she said: “I don’t feel any shame in selling Shawarma. I have full faith in God, and I know I will reap the fruit of this labour.”
The oil-rich desert kingdom has some of the world´s tightest restrictions on women and is the only country where they are not allowed to drive.
In November 2016, the Saudi Shoura Council rejected a bill to “foster an environment conducive to legalise female driving.â€
On October 24, a young Saudi woman was arrested after police were notified that she was driving a car in Mecca.