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Wajeha Al Huwaider

Women In The Muslim World Need Genuine Reform

Ida Lichter, M.D. | Posted 07.24.2012 | Religion
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Ida Lichter, M.D.

Is misogyny prevalent and gaining traction in the Muslim world and why did most women vote for Islamists in Middle East elections?

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Journalism's Feminine Touch

Scott Hill | Posted 03.19.2012 | Media
Read More: Feminine, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, Global Press Institute, Feminism, Rachel Corrie, Journalism, Media News
Scott Hill

The 21st century has thrown up some exceptionally inspirational women. Whilst we still look back reminiscently at the wonderful achievements of brave,...

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Trapped in the Other Gulf Oil Slick -- Saudi Women Tell Mr. President: Set Us Free!

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Qanta Ahmed, MD

It's time that Saudi Arabia antes up and empowers its women to show the world they fear not the choice of powerful women.

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Saudi Tribal Customs, Not Islam, Responsible for Male Guardianship Abuses

Sabria Jawhar | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Male Guardianship, Women's Rights, Travel, Wajeha Al-Huwaider, Saudi Arabia, Domestic Abuse, World News
Sabria Jawhar

A battle is brewing among Saudi women over the touchy issue of male guardianship. Pressure from outside the country has been building to abolish the laws, and female activists have led the charge.

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Saudi Woman Demands Right To Travel

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

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