Freedom in the skies.

• Position: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Brief article

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A decade ago, unmarried Arab women working outside their home countries were rare. Today, many young women from around the Middle East are going to countries like the United Arab Emirates to become flight attendants. They enjoy freedoms nearly unimaginable elsewhere in the region. But many Muslim families fear that if a daughter leaves home, it will damage her marriage prospects, and some airlines are trying to address these concerns. No men are allowed in the flight attendants" dorm for Etihad, the national...