Ikeas' Saudi Arabian Catalog missing images of women.By Nyla smith

In the ikea catalogs version for saudi arabia, they presented controversy when they erased the image of women in their photos. Ikea has said that they dont necessarily agree with the changes as its a compromise to the companies values. However, with the decision they feel its best to edit out the pictures of women to conform with the common belief of the saudi arabian people. Personally i feel its awful to censor the pictures for such petty beliefs, however when it comes down to sales and profits, how i feel doesnt count for much.


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