Women’s Empowerment Reaches Haj

MINA, 10 January 2006 — For the first time in the Haj season, a young Saudi woman managed to rent a stall selling food and drinks at Mina. Al-Madinah daily reported that the young saleswoman is getting help from her nieces, and though she sleeps in a nearby camp the stall is open for 24 hours. She added that the profits are very high due to the location of the stall that is on a main pedestrian street where lots of pilgrims gather.