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Takhbeeb! 21 Jun 2013 | 02:37 am
This is a translation of a piece written by Dr. Badria Al Bishr for Hayat Newspaper: I’ve heard stories, some of which reached the press and others didn’t, and it’s hard to comprehend how it could get...
The final leap of making physical education for girls a reality 17 Jun 2013 | 06:06 am
Last month news came out that private schools for girls would be allowed to have a physical education curriculum. Many of these schools already did include such a curriculum such as Kingdom Schools an...
CITC blocking wars 11 Jun 2013 | 04:42 pm
There is no denying that Saudis are tech savvy. About 50% of the population are under the age of 25. Computers and smart phones are relatively affordable. Add to that the confining and conformist soci...
On the 100th anniversary of Emily Davison’s sacrifice 6 Jun 2013 | 02:18 pm
Dr Helen Pankhurst and I were interviewed on BBC radio on women’s rights in Britain and Saudi Arabia. You can listen by clicking play here:
Wadjda 6 Jun 2013 | 12:39 am
Thanks to friends, I finally got a chance to see the movie Wadjda. It is supposed to be the first Saudi movie but I’ve heard that at least twice before; once with Rotana’s movie Kaif Al Haal and anoth...
Kuwait shows respect for Saudi women driving ban 27 May 2013 | 02:35 am
Last Thursday, Brig. Saleh Al-Najim, the head of a Kuwaiti delegation, stated that out of respect for the Saudi ban on women driving, his country will make the exception of not issuing driving license...
Opposition to a Saudi White Ribbon Campaign 22 May 2013 | 01:39 am
Late April, Abullah Al Alami and Samar Fatany announced that they would be starting a local White Ribbon campaign. Since then, bringing them down has become the personal mission of many ultra-conserva...
Saudi Women and Inheritance Seminar 28 Apr 2013 | 03:39 pm
After a couple of years sitting on the sidelines, mostly just reporting and commenting on what’s going on in Saudi, I’ve decided to roll up my sleeves and be proactive again. Inheritance is a topic I’...
Public reaction to ACPRA trial 11 Mar 2013 | 01:55 am
The morning of March 9th turned dark for many Saudis when the judge in Mohammed F. Al Qahtani and Abdullah Al Hamid’s trial ruled that they be sentenced for about ten years each and be banned from tra...
Wilson Center’s Challenges to Women’s Security in the MENA Region. 8 Mar 2013 | 02:51 pm
I’m one of the women who were invited, on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2013, by the Middle East Program at the Wilson Center to give their views on the challenges women face to their secu...
