Yes, you have read it right and no it is not true. Daily Currant is just a joke news site, but nevermind, it is funny reading poking dumb premises.:The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced today that it is leaning toward finally allowing its female population to use forks.The highly anticipated move comes as the autocratic Islamic regimefaces ongoing criticism around the world for its record on women’srights, which critics say is among the worst in the word.“We hope this gesture of goodwill today will assure our critics thatthe Kingdom is open to reform on all issues and is sensitive to theneeds of its female population,” a spokesperson for the Saudi governmentsays.Saudi Arabia has banned women from using forks since its formation in1932 over fears that the utensil represented a threat to the kingdom’sconservative sexual mores."There is something very unclean about a woman putting four long hardthings in her mouth at once," explains a leading Islamic cleric closeto government policymakers."When a man sees a woman putting metal with such shapes into hersacred orifice, he cannot help but think the most unnatural thoughts.This measure exists to prevent sexual chaos between men and women."However, Mario Santerelli, an Italian expatriate who runs an upscale Italian restaurant in Riyadh, has a different view.“I can’t wait for the ban to be lifted,” he says. “It’s frustratinghaving to watch women eat pasta with a knife and spoon. Many of mycustomers are couples looking for a romantic night out. Being unable toproperly eat your food kinda kills the mood.”Once the ban on female fork use is lifted, women will still face avariety restrictions unique to the kingdom, where the status of women isarguably analogous to that of blacks in apartheid South Africa.All women in Saudi Arabia are required to have a legal male guardian,are barred from mixing with the opposite sex in public, forced to useseparate entrances to most buildings, and are most notoriously bannedfrom driving automobiles.Although there is a growing movement within the kingdom for greaterfreedom for women, this is the first concrete step the conservativeruling monarchy has made in that direction.According to sources close to the government, the fork ban is expected to be lifted in a matter of weeks.source: dailycurrant.com/2014/07/30/saudi-arabia-seriously-consideri Wow, such a progressive country!I include some commnets:ChantelHowabsurd that women can’t eat with forks. I can’t imagine anyone evermaking a sexual connection with a fork, but that shows you what kind ofculture we are dealing with in S.A. I teach many children from theircountry, and the men treat women like dogs. During conference week, theydon’t want female teachers telling them about their kids and say we areunqualified. They should be on a planet of their own. I have no respectfor them and how they treat women or their little girls! I pray forthose women![/*]Guestam living here in Riyadh from four years and a number of times I tookmy wife to restaurants in open and nobody told me that she can not usefork. She eats with fork openly and nothing happened. Life is easy forher here , its luxurious and comfortable , we have social gatheringsregularly , she can move freely. The only problem is that she can notdrive. Most of the things which are seen from outside are not as whenyou start living here. Respect, which females find here , I did notobserve anywhere else if you talk about external society.[/*]Rijaslie, if told a thousand times, becomes truth.. People who usually gettheir information from this kind of sites are being fooled about whatis happening in the real world..[/*][/list]