Posts Tagged: Saudi women
‘Why I Didn’t Report It’: Saudi Women Use Social Media to Recount Harassment
Hundreds of women in Saudi Arabia are taking to social media to share their experiences of sexual harassment in a rare exploration of a taboo...
Saudi Arabia Lifts Travel Restrictions on Women, Grants Them Greater Control
Saudi Arabia has allowed adult women to travel without permission and granted them more control over family matters, further eroding a heavily-criticized male guardianship system...
UN Rights Boss Seeks Freedom for Saudi Women Activists
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to release women activists allegedly tortured in detention after authorities accused them of...
EU Lawmakers Urge Saudi Arabia to End Women’s Guardianship System
The European Parliament urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to abolish its male guardianship system, under which women have to seek permission from their guardian on...
British MPs, Lawyers Trying to Visit Detained Saudi Women’s Rights Activists
A group of British parliamentarians and lawyers urgently want to investigate allegations of torture, sexual harassment and threats of rape of detained female human rights...
Saudi Women Take Victory Laps as Driving Ban Ends
Women in Saudi Arabia took to the roads early on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen...
Saudi Female Accident Inspectors Prepare for Women Driving
Saudi Arabia's first batch of women car accident inspectors are training to respond to incidents involving female drivers, who will be allowed to drive in...
UN Voices Concern Over Saudi Arrest of Women’s Rights Activists
The United Nations called on Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to provide information about women's rights activists arrested ahead of the lifting of a ban on...
Saudi Arabia Expands Crackdown on Women’s Rights Activists
Saudi Arabia has arrested at least three more women's rights activists in a widening crackdown just weeks before a ban on women driving is set...
Crown Prince: Saudi Women Should Have Choice Whether to Wear Abaya Robe
Women in Saudi Arabia need not wear headcover or the black abaya -- the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of Islamic piety -- as long as...
Saudi Woman Defies Religious Police and Records the Confrontation (VIDEO)
The Mutaween in Saudi Arabia, also known as the religious police, are responsible for enforcing the sharia laws observed in the oil rich nation. Recently, the...
The Skinny on Israel’s New Model Law and Seattle’s Anti-Israel Proclamation
There is a Democratic country in the Middle East which passed a groundbreaking law - and of course received minimal media attention. The Middle East: Where...
Beit Shemesh & The International Media
Following a number of awful incidents carried out by ultra-Orthodox extremists, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of the only democracy in the Middle East,...
