Jezebel: Bahrain

The Successful Women of Bahrain

Anna North — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:44:00 EST

Says Hazel Thompson on her six-month project photographing women in Bahrain: More »

Snowman Travels To Desert, Lives To Tell The Tale

Sadie Stein — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:50:00 EST

Shipping a snowman, unrefrigerated, to the desert may have been intended to show off this new insulation wrapping, but it was still seriously cool...and really exciting for the kids on the other end. More »

Nikki Haley Refuses Polygraph • Testosterone Levels Affect Trust

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:20:00 EDT

• Gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley has refused to take a lie detector test, which would supposedly prove whether she had a one night stand with lobbyist Larry Merchant. She has also been accused of having an affair with a blogger. More »

Cat Got Your Tongue?

Anna Holmes — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Berlin, August 16. Image via Getty]

Victory With A Veil

Maria — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:20:00 EDT

When watching the Olympics this year, don't be surprised if you see more veiled female athletes than before. The Beijing Games will see eleven female athletes from predominately Muslim countries who are opting to wear specially-designed hijabs while they compete. While countries like Saudi Arabia and Brunei do not allow women to officially participate in competitive sports, countries including Egypt, the UAE, Iran, Afghanistan, and Yemen are all sending female athletes to the Games, some for the first time. Roqaya Al Ghasara from Bahrain is perhaps the highest-profile female Muslim athlete; she won the gold in the West Asian Games for sprinting in 2005. She hopes that showing she can compete well in a hijab will break Western stereotypes of Muslim women. [Reuters] More »