Saudi king makes historic female appointments
AFP – ABC News – Monday, 20 January 2013 (originally published 12 Jan) Saudi King Abdullah has appointed women to …Continue reading →
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Tierney Sneed – U.S. News & World Report – Monday, 23 September 2013 (originally published 17 Sept) In many ways, …Continue reading →
View ArticleDespite all, Saudi women upbeat about future empowerment
SyndiGate – Albawaba – Wednesday, 02 October 2013 (originally published 30 Sept) Despite a recent World Bank report saying that …Continue reading →
View ArticleIn Taking Jobs, Women Take On a Saudi Taboo
Ben Hubbard – New York Times – Thursday, 05 December 2013 (originally published 02 Dec) RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The …Continue reading →
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Sarah J. Robbins – Daily Beast – Friday, 21 March 2014 Three years ago, in the midst of the explosive …Continue reading →
View ArticleSaudi Women Call on ‘Progressive’ Subaru to Leave Kingdom Over Driving Ban
Donna Abu-Nasr – Bloomberg news – Monday, 27 June, 2011 (originally published 22 June) A group campaigning to end Saudi Arabia’s ban on driving by women called on Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (7270)’s...
View ArticleMixed Signals Spark Fear, Hope For Saudi Women
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson – NPR – 11 November 2011 (originally published 10 Nov) A Saudi woman drives a car in Riyadh in June as part of a campaign to defy the kingdom's ban on women driving. The image is...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia woman sues government for driver’s license
IBT Times – Thursday, 09 February 2012 (originally published 05 Feb) Women in Saudi push for ability to drive. Image: Bikyamsr DUBAI: A Saudi Arabia woman who pressed the government last year after she...
View ArticleActivists Press Saudis on Women in Olympics
Ellen Kickmeyer in Riyadh & Iman Dawoud in London – The Wall Street Journal – Wednesday, June 27, 2012 (originally published June 26) Possible Saudi equestrian rider contestant for the Olympics,...
View ArticleSaudi women no longer confined to their conventional roles
Sabria S. Jawhar – Al Arabiya News – Thursday, 11 October 2012 (originally published 05 Oct) Image: Al Arabiya News Five years away from Saudi Arabia is a long time. I’m just starting to get over the...
View ArticleSaudi king makes historic female appointments
AFP – ABC News – Monday, 20 January 2013 (originally published 12 Jan) King Abdullah has announced women will be allocated a 20 per cent quota in the consultative Shura Council. Image: ABC News Saudi...
View ArticleWhat a [Saudi Arabia] Girl and Her Bike Can Say About Women’s Rights
Tierney Sneed – U.S. News & World Report – Monday, 23 September 2013 (originally published 17 Sept) Waad Mohammed plays Wadjda in “Wadjda.” Image: U.S. News & World Report. In many ways, the...
View ArticleDespite all, Saudi women upbeat about future empowerment
SyndiGate – Albawaba – Wednesday, 02 October 2013 (originally published 30 Sept) Saudi women are one of the most economically powerful women in the Middle East. Image: SyndiGate Despite a recent World...
View ArticleIn Taking Jobs, Women Take On a Saudi Taboo
Ben Hubbard – New York Times – Thursday, 05 December 2013 (originally published 02 Dec) A salesclerk dusted a display case at the Harvey Nichols in Riyadh. Image: Bryan Denton for The New York Times...
View Article[Saudi Arabia] Manal al Sharif’s Liberating Ride
Sarah J. Robbins – Daily Beast – Friday, 21 March 2014 On her way to Women in the World’s Los Angeles event, the Saudi activist spearheading the fight to overthrow her country’s ban on women driving...
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