Saudi Womens Rights

WATCH: Brave Saudi Arabian Woman Confronts Religious Police For Harassment

Posted 05.25.2012

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The Hayat Mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, probably sees a constant stream of religious police, or mutaween, attempting to keep a check on female moralit...

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Can This Princess Change The Lives of Saudi Arabia's Women?

Anushay Hossain | Posted 03.25.2012

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Anushay Hossain

Using a man's wife to publicly threaten and blackmail him sounds like plot from a classic (sexist) movie. It's happening to a real-life princess in Saudi Arabia who has been standing up for women.

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TIME Talks With A Saudi Woman Behind The Wheel

TIME | Aryn Baker | Posted 08.17.2011

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Maha al Qatani settles herself in the driver's seat, adjusts her headscarf, and with a quick prayer turns the key in the ignition. “I'm not nervous,...

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Women Banned From Upcoming Saudi Elections

Posted 05.28.2011

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RIYADH (Reuters) - Women in Saudi Arabia will not be allowed to vote in the long-delayed municipal elections to be held in September, the election...

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Let's Hear It for the Unappreciated Heroes of 2010

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Johann Hari

In the endless whirr of 24/7 corporate news, the people who actually make a difference are often trampled in the stampede to the next forgettable news-nugget like Lady Gaga's meat-dress. Let's look at five people who deserved more attention.

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In Saudi Arabia, a Women's Ministry Might Be a Small Step Towards Women's Rights

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sabria Jawhar

The idea of a Ministry of Women's Affairs in Saudi Arabia comes at the right time. Let us hope it's given a mandate to make a positive change in the role of Saudi woman, rather than merely satisfy Saudi Arabia's critics.

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Saudi Flogging of Spoiled Brat Only Part of the Story

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sabria Jawhar

Perhaps if Saudi institutions like a school in Jubail stopped treating women as kids they will stop acting like kids.

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Judicial Reform Puts Saudi Women Lawyers in a Position of All Show and No Play

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sabria Jawhar

About 10 years ago Saudi women started returning home from abroad with fresh law degrees and were ready to take on the world. And they are still waiting.

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Saudi Woman Demands Right To Travel

cnn.com | Mohammed Jamjoom and Tricia Escobedo | Posted 05.25.2011

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(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...

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