Does anyone remember how South Africa was shunned in the era of racial apartheid? It was simply unthinkable that a major university would enter into a deal with such a government. In fact universities were successfully pressured into selling their shares in companies that merely did business with the apartheid regime.But when it comes to the gender apartheid of Saudi Arabia, it's a different story. Maybe it's the amount of money the Saudis have? But how do we explain the silence of the feminists when we learn that:  The University of California at Berkeley is working on a partnership deal with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, the Contra Costa Times reported today.Under the arrangement, which the Times says could be made final as early as Tuesday, Berkeley faculty members would collaborate on research and help the Saudi university hire professors. Some faculty members at Berkeley are upset about the pending deal, concerned that the $10-billion...(Read Full Post)