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more about #saudiarabia more comments → the chavi: Prince Waleed, for all that he publicly does to hire women and to promote equality in the workplace, is mostly concerned with having attractive women ... more » divine booty: Rotana television is mainly a bunch of music channels (a few movie channels as well, I think) that is owned by Prince AlWaleed BinTalal and mainly bro... more » MIXED: My great-aunt, who grew up in Palestine and later Amman, thinks the laws oppressing women in Saudi Arabia are ridiculous. She took off her hijab and ... more » sukaina: Yes, Yes, YES! 1,000 times yes to Nesarine Malik's idea that women are invested in their place in the patriarchy. I grew up Mormon, and lived in rur... more » LadyFabulous: I'm going to embroider this: "Give her the liberty to choose her life, and stop judging her if that choice doesn't resemble yours." on a pillow. more » Ailatan: This: Empowerment is the freedom to choose. Bring up your daughter to believe in herself and her potentials, educate her, and then let her lead her o... more » DutchessOfDork: Whether he likes or not Bob Herbert gives me a lady boner. more » dianersb was bit by a zombie: Guys, I think I might have found something to explain the article. According to Wikipedia (aka the source of all knowledge): Applebaum is an adjunct f... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: I find their choice of image accompanying the article to be really interesting. Are they implying that criticizing our nation's failings is unpatriotic? more » LutherNipperkin: And black people should shut up about racisim because they're not slaves anymore, right? "It could be worse" doesn't keep me from saying "It should b... more » bluebears: I'm having a hard time understanding the objective of Double X. What Women Really Think? Really? more » dianersb was bit by a zombie: Anne dahling, after this little article I'm going to have to insist that you stick to writing about the GULAG. Because right now you need to STFU. more » lizdexia: Is it bad that I sometimes agree with sentiment? I mean, yes, being the object of catcalling, filthy comments and other delightful behavior while wal... more » Trulymadlyme: Of course there's always someone happier and there's always someone crappier. That's just life. It doesn't mean something isn't shitty. more » Dodgergirl: Honestly, this type of rhetoric infuriates me. It always seems to rest on the idea that because the United States is supposed to hold up the ideas of... more » -
#separateequal
Saudi Arabian Women Integrate Workforce In Battle For Equality
In Riyadh, the media company Rotana is shaking up Saudi society simply by being an openly gender-integrated workplace. Time magazine reports on the struggles and triumphs of working women battling against cultural norms. More » -
#ichoosemychoice
Why Would Some Saudi Arabian Women Advocate for Guardianship?
In Saudi Arabia, women cannot travel without the explicit permission of a male guardian. As this practice has grown less and less popular, a group of women have launched a pro-guardian campaign called "My Guardian Knows What's Best For Me." More » -
#orly
The Oppression Olympics
Bob Herbert criticized America's "barbaric treatment of women." Anne Applebaum says barbarians only live in other countries — like Saudi Arabia. So stop protesting against misogyny, ladies, and be happy with your right to "leave the house." [Double X] -
#humanrights
U.K. Gives Asylum To Saudi Princess Fearing Death For Adultery
A Saudi princess who had a baby with her English boyfriend has been given asylum in Britain, saying she would be stoned as an adulterer if she returned to Saudi Arabia. More » -
#unmentionables
Saudi Women Trained To Sell Underwear
As part of the campaign to lift the ban on women selling lingerie in Saudi Arabia, 26 mostly-Saudi women recently completed a 40-hour training course to learn how to fit and sell underwear to other women. More » -
#foreignaffairs
Katie Asks Why "Sexism" Against Men Is Abhorrent To Saudis
Katie Couric, having ditched her abaya and gotten back to the gym after returning from Saudi Arabia, wonders why, with all the discrimination against women, some Saudi men are upset at separate-but-equal facilities for women. -
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#lawanddisorder
Saudi Judge: Men Should Be Allowed To Slap Wives For Spending Too Much Money
A Saudi judge, Hamad Al-Razine, speaking at a seminar on domestic violence, of all things, says that men should be allowed to slap their wives if the wives spend too lavishly, as they "deserve" it. More » -
#nogirlsallowed
Saudi Arabia Considers Closing Down Female-Only Gyms
Calling female-only gyms "shameless" centers that draw women away from their homes, causing them to neglect their families, the Saudi government is close to banning all such establishments, making gyms available only to men. [Guardian] -
#modelbehavior
Project Runway
Tuesday witnessed Saudi Arabia's first fashion show. The fashions at the women-only show followed a moderate Islamic dress code; no photography or videotape was allowed. [Global Voices] -
#childbrides
Judge Refuses To Divorce 8-Year-Old Girl, Sparks International Debate
A Saudi judge has, for a second time, refused to annul a marriage between an eight-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man. More » -
#innerwear
Boy-Cott: Male Lingerie Salesmen Not Helping Modesty, Say Saudi Women
Women aren't allowed to work in Saudi stores. So shoppers are leaving the country to buy lingerie. And they're getting sick of it. More » -
#leftovers
Peanuts Parents Secret Revealed • Ann Coulter's Book Sales Slump
• Mental Floss reveals how Peanuts producers made that weird sound that plays when adults are talking on the Charles Schultz cartoons. The secret involves a toilet plunger. • More » -
#elderabuse
Court Orders 40 Lashes For Elderly Woman
A 75-year-old Syrian woman has been sentenced by a Saudi Arabian court to 40 lashes, four months in prison, and deportation for having two unrelated men in her house. More » -
#movingviolations
Woman Arrested For Driving In Saudi Arabia
Yesterday, police in Mecca, Saudi Arabia arrested a woman in her 20s for violating the country's ban on women driving. Police say she tried to flee when she realized she'd been spotted. More » -
#knickers
Panty Raids
Reem Asaad is leading a Facebook fight to force Saudi lingerie shops to hire women salespeople. Although the kingdom has allowed women to work in such shops since 2006, few have been hired. [BBC] -
#fightright
New Steps In Muslim Women's Fight For Eqality
Over the weekend, Saudi Arabia appointed its first female minister, while, at a conference in Malaysia, Muslim women discussed how to demand more rights by reinterpreting Islam's tenets. More » -
#idont
8-Year-Old Girl Not Old Enough to Divorce Husband, 58
A Saudi court has ruled that an 8-year-old girl who is married to a 58-year-old man cannot divorce her husband until she is older. -
#dosanddonts
What American Women Can And Cannot Do
Inspired by American Bedu's list of what Saudi women can and cannot do, we've compiled a corresponding list for American women.
