Coffee Break| More...
 

Saudi Women

Saudi University Faces Down Religious Establishment, Promotes Serious Science

The National Newspaper | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Middle East Conflict, Saudi Arabia, Saudi King Abdullah, Saudi, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Kaust, Saudi Arabia Youth, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, World News

In a bustling harbour just north of Jeddah one recent morning, a white 27-metre diving yacht was nosing its way slowly toward the open Red Sea. It was...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Women's Empowerment Can Be Found at the Bank, so Enough with that Oppression Business

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Saudi Banks, Businesswomen, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Oppression, World News
Sabria Jawhar

Saudi businesswomen carry tremendous influence in the Kingdom despite the disadvantages they face.

Read Post

Saudi Woman Demands Right To Travel

cnn.com | Mohammed Jamjoom and Tricia Escobedo | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

Read More: Women's Rights, Saudi Women, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, Saudi Women's Rights, Saudi Arabia, Saudi, World News

(CNN) -- Wajeha al-Huwaider picked up her passport, got in a taxi, and headed from her home in eastern Saudi Arabia to the nearby island kingdom of Ba...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Girls Should Be Allowed To Play Sports, Says Prince

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 07.24.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Soccer, Saudi Girls, Saudi Women, Sports, Saudi Girl Sports, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Saudi Prince, Women's Rights, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Appealing to a powerful Saudi prince, an 8-year-old girl asked why she was not allowed to play sports in school like boys...

Read Whole Story

Noura al-Faiz: First Saudi Female Cabinet Member Bad On Women's Rights?

Guardian | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Noura Al-Faiz, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Woman Cabinet Member Noura Al-Faiz, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Advocacy, Women's Rights, Noura Alfaiz, World News

The appointment of Saudi Arabia's first female cabinet minister was seen as a big step for a country where a strict interpretation of Islam bars women...

Read Whole Story

"Menahi": Saudi Movie Screened In Riyadh First Time In 30 Years

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Menahi Saudi Movie, Riyadh, King Abdullah, Saudi King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Saudi Women, Sharia, Sharia Law, Islam, Menahi, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia, Film Menahi, Saudis Movies, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — For the first time in three decades, Saudis in the nation's capital did something that most Westerners take for granted _...

Read Whole Story

Judge Hamad Al-Razine, WIFE SLAP RULING

AP | ABDULLAH SHIHRI | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Judge Hamad Al-Razine, Slap, Wife Slap, Judge Hamad Al-Razine Slap, Saudi Women, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Saudi Judges, Sharia, Sharia Law, Shariah, Wife Slapping, Beat Wife, Wife Slap Ruling, Wife Slapping Ruling, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi judge told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap a wife who spends money wastefully ...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Judge: Slapping Your Spendthrift Wife Is OK

AP | ABDULLAH SHIHRI | Posted 06.11.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Sharia Law, Saudi Wife Slapping, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Advocacy, Sharia, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi judge told a conference on domestic violence that a man has the right to slap a wife who spends money wastefully ...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Beauty Pageant: 'Miss Beautiful Morals'

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 06.06.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Saudi Beauty Pageant, Saudi Miss Beautiful Morals, Saudi Women, Women in Saudi Arabia, Sukaina Al-Zayer, Miss Beautiful Morals, Sukaina Al Zayer, Saudi Beauty, Saudi Beauty Contest, Saudi's Miss Beautiful Morals, Muslim Beauty Pageant, 'Miss Beautiful Morals', Miss Morals Pageant, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Sukaina al-Zayer is an unlikely beauty queen hopeful. She covers her face and body in black robes and an Islamic veil, so...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Arabia Clamps Down On Female Gyms

Reuters | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Female Gyms, Saudi Women, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Women, Saudi Arabia Women's Rights, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Advocacy, Unlicensed Female Gyms, Sports, World News

"Let her get fat!" is the slogan women in Saudi Arabia are using to challenge a clampdown on female-only gyms....

Read Whole Story

Saudi Girl, 8, Divorces Husband, 50

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 05.31.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Marriage Law, Saudi Women, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Advocacy, Saudi Girl Divorces Husband, Saudi Girl Divorced Man, 8-Year-Old Saudi Girl Divorces 50-Year-Old Husband, 8 Year Old Saudi Girl Divorces Her 50 Year Old Husband, 8 Year Old Saudi Girl Divorces, Saudi Girl 8 Divorces, Saudi Girl, 8, Divorces 50-Year-Old Husband, World News

CAIRO — An 8-year-old Saudi girl has divorced her middle-aged husband after her father forced her to marry him last year in exchange for about $...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Man Divorces Wife Via Text Message

Reuters | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Text Message Divorce, Text Messages, Divorce, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Text Message, Text Messaging, Advocacy, World News

A Saudi man has divorced his wife by text message, a newspaper said on Thursday. The man was in Iraq when he sent the SMS informing her she was no lo...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Women Boycott Lingerie Shops Until They Start Employing Women

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Saudi Women, Saudi Women Driving, Saudi Women Must Still Buy Bras, Saudi Women Boycott, Saudi Lingerie Shops, Saudi Lingerie Shop Boycott, Women's Rights, Lingerie, Riyadh-Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Women Lingerie, Saudi Women to Boycott Lingerie Shops, Saudi Women Boycott Lingerie Shops Comments, Saudi Women Abroad, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Before her wedding last year, Huda Batterjee went abroad to buy her bridal lingerie _ she just couldn't bear the humiliat...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Clerics Push To Ban Women From The Media

Breitbart | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Saudi Clerics, Mullahs, Saudi Women Driving, Hijab, Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia, Advocacy, Women's Rights, World News

Hardline Saudi clerics have called on the government to ban women from appearing on television and to prohibit their images in print media, which they...

Read Whole Story

Muna Abu Sulayman: Saudi Arabia's 'Oprah'

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Oprah Winfrey, American University of Beirut, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Georgetown University, Muna Abu Sulayman; Al Waleed Bin Talal, Edinburgh, Harvard, Anti-Muslim Bias, Muslim, Cambridge, American-University-in-Cairo, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Faisal J. Abbas

She has been called the Saudi Arabian version of 'Oprah', though the TV program she co-hosts, an all-women talk show called 'Kalam Nawa'im' on pan-Arab channel MBC, much more resembles ABC's The View.

Read Post

Saudi Human Rights Group Criticizes Religious Police For Discriminating Against Women

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Arabia, Saudi Women, Human Rights, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Muslim Womens Rights, Womens Rights, Womens Human Rights, Middle East, Saudi Religious Police, Women's Rights, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi human rights groups has strongly criticized the kingdom's religious police, judiciary and security agencies in a ...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Women Must Still Buy Their Bras And Undies From Men

GlobalPost | Caryle Murphy | Posted 04.16.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Gender Segregation, Saudi Women, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia Lingerie, Middle East, Saudi Female Sales Clerks, Bras, Lingerie, Saudi Customs, Saudi Gender Rules, Saudi Women Must Still Buy Bras, World News

RIYADH -- Reem Asaad finds it annoying to buy her bras and panties from a man. But she doesn't have much choice in the matter. Although Saudi Arabi...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Women Driving Ban Affects Men Too

GlobalPost | Caryle Murphy | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Saudi Women, Women Driving Ban, Saudi Women Driving, Saudi Arabia Driving, Middle East, Women Driving, Saudi Arabia, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- It's 5 p.m. on a weekend and Faisal Auda is at the wheel of his 2005 bright green Chevy Optra. Two of his five sisters are i...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Women Dare To Wear Leopard Print, Glitter Abayas Despite Risks

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 10.31.2008 | Style

Read More: Fashion, Fashion/Apparel, Saudi Abayas, Abaya, Saudi Women, Saudi Dress Code, Style News

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — For years, the only thing sold openly in Saudi stores selling women's cloaks were of the all-black, drab covering variety...

Read Whole Story

Report: Saudi King Pardons Rape Victim

Associated Press | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Saudi Women, Saudia Arabia King, White House, Saudi Arabia Rape, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Victim Pardoned, Girl of Qatif, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Rape Pardon, Politics News

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a female rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes for being alone with a man at the time of the atta...

Read Whole Story

Saudi Women Petition For Right To Drive

Washington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Saudi Women, Saudi Women Driving, Saudi Arabia Human Rights, Saudi Arabia, Politics News

For the first time since a demonstration in 1990, a group of Saudi women is campaigning for the right to drive in this conservative kingdom, the only ...

Read Whole Story