[Yaghuth]

Saudi women claim pink ribbon record

IN an unprecedented event in ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia, Saudi women are claiming the world record for forming the largest-ever human pink ribbon at a rally to raise awareness about breast cancer

More than 4000 pink-clad women, Saudis and foreigners gathered today on a stadium pitch in Jeddah to form the giant ribbon - the global symbol of the fight against breast cancer - to break the previous record of 3640 set in Germany in 2007.

"We have conquered the world record of Germany with a human chain exceeding 4000 women," announced Princess Reema bint Bandar, a leader of the effort.

"We are pleased with this achievement and thank all those who supported us in the campaign for their efforts," she told the all-female crowd.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/br...nk-ribbon-record/story-e6frf7jx-1225945088842

 

[Yaghuth]

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[Ramy H]

^^The lights are so cool!

And congrats!

 

[חבר1.0]

Very cute!

It's nice that they host such events in Saudi to raise awareness about breast cancer. In Israel, breast cancer is a big problem among many traditional/conservative Arab women because of various social norms/stigmas that cause them to avoid seeking timely medical attention.

 

[Yaghuth]

^^The lights are so cool!

And congrats!

thx
the King Fahad Fountain in Jeddah went Pink to ,, but i couldn't find any pix

Very cute!

It's nice that they host such events in Saudi to raise awareness about breast cancer. In Israel, breast cancer is a big problem among many traditional/conservative Arab women because of various social norms/stigmas that cause them to avoid seeking timely medical attention.

i think it was kinda like that here until very recently

Breast cancer is the most-diagnosed form of cancer in Saudi Arabia, accounting for 12.4 per cent of all cancers and 23.6 per cent of cancers amongst women, according to a study by the Saudi Cancer Registry.

 

[Halawala]

Beautiful!!! I wish we had more awareness here in Qatar!

 

[Mesch]

 

[3baaad 4 Jeddah]

i'm proud of Saudi Arabia

 

[The Dude of Dhahran]

Good effort

 

[egypt69]

That's really great, good for KSA!

I have some friends back in Jeddah who took part in this event.

Btw, there have been quite a few World Records broken in Saudi Arabia. I took part in the largest hand-print painting in the world, in Jeddah back in 2002 I think it was. A pair of those hand prints on that massive canvas are mine