Added on 06/05/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Saudi Arabia , Women , Women's issues
CROSSROADS ARABIA: What’s behind the rapid increase in body piercing by women in the Kingdom?
Added on 02/05/2012
Naseem Tarawnah
Civil society , Jordan , Professor of Sociology , Rape , UN Court , University of Jordan , Women
NASEEM TARAWNAH: What is going on with young male Jordanians? When did this level of brutality come about? Has it always been there?
Added on 01/05/2012
Tabsir
Africa , Asia , Cairo , Columbia , Egypt , Europe , India , Iran , Islam , John Edwards , Journalist , Latin America , Middle East , Mona Eltahawy , Mubarak , President , Qatar , Republican Party , Sports Illustrated , United States , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: It’s dogmatic rhetoric and a willingness to conform to imposed tyranny that are the real enemies.
Added on 30/04/2012
American Bedu
Children , Saudi Arabia , United States , Women , Women's issues
AMERICAN BEDU: They have names that are familiar to families in Saudi Arabia. Who are their families?
Added on 22/04/2012
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
gold , India , Marriage , son-in-law , Women , Women's issues
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: The price of gold goes up and up and up. It’s a major concern for parents.
Added on 19/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
Niqab , Tunis , Tunisia , Women , Women's issues
LOTFI RADHOUANE CHEBIL, CGNEWS: It’s generating heated debate on Tunisian university campuses. What’s to be done?
Added on 18/04/2012
Eman-Al-Nafjan
Afghanistan , Captain , CNN , International Olympic Committee , Jeddah United Sports Company , London , Nawaf Bin Faisal , Olympics , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Sport , Taliban , Women , Women's issues , World Trade Organization
EMAN AL NAFJAN: Saudi conservatives appear to be spoiling for a fight with the IOC over women’s participation in sport.
Added on 18/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
BBC , Facebook , Indonesia , Italy , Middle East , Pakistan , Skype , The Guardian , The New York Times , Women , Women's issues
MARWA HELAL, CGNEWS: A collection of stories about Muslim women’s love lives has struck a global chord.
Added on 14/04/2012
Susie of Arabia
Abdullah , Bahrain , BBC News , Beirut , Faisal , Lebanon , princess , Saud bin Abdul Aziz , Saudi Arabia , Social services , Switzerland , Syria , United Kingdom , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
SUSIE OF ARABIA: She is the niece of the current ruler of Saudi Arabia but is unafraid to point out the shortcomings she sees in the Kingdom.
Added on 13/04/2012
Susan Al Shahri
Artist , Muscat , Oman , Weddings , Women , Women's issues
SUSAN AL SHAHRI: I removed myself some time ago from the Dhofari wedding scene. Here’s why.
Added on 11/04/2012
James M. Dorsey
Abdul-Aziz Al Saud , Abu Dhabi , Al Watan , Al-Hayat , BBC , Crown Prince , East Africa , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Human Rights Watch , International Football Association Board , International Olympic Committee , Islamist , Middle East , Nawaf Bin Faisal , Nayef , North Africa , Olympics , Port Said , princess , Saudi Arabia , Sport , Suez , Suez Canal , Suzanne Mubarak , The National , United Arab Emirates , Women , Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
JAMES M. DORSEY: An Egyptian feminist group has challenged the fans that played a key role in toppling Mubarak to recognise women’s rights.
Added on 05/04/2012
Dhofari Gucci
Oman , Women , Women's issues
DHOFARI GUCCI: I live in a very conservative society where male/female friendship is frowned upon.
Added on 04/04/2012
American Bedu
Egypt , Employment , Jeddah , Ministry of Interior , Saudi Arabia , Women , Women's issues
AMERICAN BEDU: Filmed some time ago the film highlights the continuing flaws in the system …
Added on 01/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
Afghan government , Afghanistan , Civil society , European Union , Hillary Clinton , Kabul , Obama administration , Secretary of State , Taliban , United Nations , United States , United States Agency for International Development , Women , Women's issues , World Bank
DAVID CORTRIGHT, CGNEWS: We asked Afghan women how they believed their hard won rights could be secured.
Added on 31/03/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Aal Al-Sheikh , Abdullatif Aal Al-Sheikh , Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice , Haia , India , Pakistan , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Shariah court , Shoura Council , South Asia , Women , Women's issues
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi Authorities have decided to crack down hard on young men who harass women in the Kingdom.
Added on 30/03/2012
American Bedu
princess , Saudi Arabia , Women , Women's issues
AMERICAN BEDU: It has one of the highest divorce rates in the world and separation of the sexes has led to utter alienation.
Added on 28/03/2012
Susan Al Shahri
Oman , UN Court , United Nations , Women , Women's issues
SUSAN AL SHAHRI: The ‘To Do’ list as far as women’s rights in Oman is concerned is, unfortunately, long.
Added on 28/03/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Al-Hayat , Christoph Wilcke , Crown Prince , Dalma Rushdi Malhas , Dubai , film director , Germany , Human Rights Watch , International Olympic Committee , Jeddah , London , Nayef , Olympics , Riyadh , Rushdi Malhas , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Summer Olympics , Tara Umm Omar , The New York Times , the summer games , woman athlete , Women , Women's issues
ROB L. WAGNER: It was a very welcome surprise – the announcement that Saudi Arabia will have at least one woman at the Olympics
Added on 26/03/2012
Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
Children , University of Warwick , Women , Women's issues
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: They’re full of contradictory advice which will only make you feel inept. Forget them.
Added on 25/03/2012
American Bedu
DC , Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Ministry of Higher Education , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Embassy in Washington , Saudi government , United States , US government , Washington , Women , Women's issues
AMERICAN BEDU: Many foreign women who have had relationships with Saudi male students find themselves in great difficulty.