I just read the article a bit more carefully, and noticed a few things. They are basing the article on what appears to be a photo within the article, which has what appears to be half a hijab in it, with a lot of men at towards the front. Surely if there was a better photograph they would have used it, so I'm curious as to why they decided to go with the one they did.
Is it segregated? well, maybe, but you really can't tell based on the corner of one woman's head.
Added were the speakers comments, such as
Quote: Separate seating for men and women is not something we ever enforce.
and
Quote:‘This photo must have been taken at the start of the meeting because by the end there were many more women at the talk.
Also the signs down the bottom were related to a different event and refers people to different entrances, and I feel I have to ask once again, if there is clear evidence of segregation,
why isn't it in this report?. It could be happening, I have no idea, but this is a very flimsy article.
Seeing as the title was
Quote:Shocking picture shows how men were reserved front-row seats while women had to sit at the back
I get the feeling someone wrote the title before the rest of the article.