Images of women were removed in the Saudi Arabian version of an IKEA catalog, according to article in TIME magazine Monday.

A spokesperson for the Swedish furniture retailer said “IKEA Saudi Arabia is run by an external franchisee who created the catalog” and that the company “should have reacted and realized that excluding women from the Saudi Arabian version of the catalogue is in conflict with the IKEA group values,” according to TIME.

Removing women from its catalog’s pages is a reflection of Saudi Arabian culture. Saudi Arabian women are prohibited from engaging in certain activities. It’s understandable that the country would want a catalog that reflects those beliefs.

Does it mean deleting women from the catalog’s pages was right? No. Many people would argue that prohibiting women from fulfilling certain roles is unjust. However, are we in the place to tell Saudi Arabia what is and isn’t just? No. We’re not.

Whether or not IKEA should condemn the Saudi Arabian catalog for printing a “women-less” issue is a gray area. If the images in the catalog conflict with IKEA’s values, then it seems the company would be justified in asking them to print images that do adhere to IKEA beliefs.

It is interesting that the furniture company has responded the way it has. Sometimes with large companies money takes precedence over morals. While allowing “women-less” pages may preserve its customer base in Saudi Arabia, IKEA has emphasized that is goes against company beliefs and is wrong.

Would this scenario occur in the Western world? Would an American business condemn an alternate, “women-less” issue? Or would it go to all lengths to please another customer base for the purposes of making a buck? It’s hard to say.