I am writing with regard to the article “Women — our unspoken issue!” (Sep. 24) by Dr. Khaled Batarfi. As a UK foreigner, I have come across many challenging gender issues since marring my Saudi wife. Recently my wife gave birth and the week she spent in hospital in Riyadh became a quagmire of challenging both male and female cultural stereotypes as well as hospital policy in the Kingdom. Initially, I was told it would be okay to stay with my wife but staff did everything they could culturally think of to deter me. This is one area where Saudi society needs to change in public hospitals. Ramon Mohamed, Online response
