Dhofari Gucci

Female Circumcision in Oman: Please, Ministry of Health, Do SOMETHING!

Female Circumcision in Oman: Please, Ministry of Health, Do SOMETHING!

DHOFARI GUCCI: My blood’s boiling following the news that a friend’s sister’s baby has been circumcised. It’s time for the Ministry of Health to take action.

 Crossroads Arabia

New Head of Saudi Religious Police: A Moderate?

New Head of Saudi Religious Police: A Moderate?

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A well known supporter of the right of women to work Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Sheikh still has a traditional view of their place within Saudi society.

 The View From Fez

Abortion Reform Marks Major Change in Morocco

Abortion Reform Marks Major Change in Morocco

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Concerns among liberals that Morocco would take a sharp turn in a socially conservative direction look unfounded.

 Common Ground News Service

Being a Muslim Feminist: Yes, It Is Possible

Being a Muslim Feminist: Yes, It Is Possible

FATEMEH FAKHRAIE, CGNEWS: I see no contradiction in being both a Muslim and a feminist. Unfortunately, many other people do…

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

Stop Blaming Women, Start Blaming ‘Perverted’ Males

Stop Blaming Women, Start Blaming ‘Perverted’ Males

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: If you are a man from a society that isn’t Muslim, don’t look smug. There is plenty of oppression in all societies.

 The View From Fez

Speed Dating: Acceptable in Morocco?

Speed Dating: Acceptable in Morocco?

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The lengthy (some would say tortuous) procedure that is marriage in Morocco is putting people off the institution. A radical solution has been suggested.

 American Bedu

My Perfect Abaya: Making a Statement

My Perfect Abaya: Making a Statement

AMERICAN BEDU: It’s got to be appropriate, practical and allow me to make a statement. Here is what my ideal abaya would look like.

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

Strands of Hair: Halal in Paris, Haram in Riyadh?

Strands of Hair: Halal in Paris, Haram in Riyadh?

AHMED AL OMRAN: The fallout from the ‘Marriott Foyer Incident’ continues. Is such debate an unnecessary diversion from the real issues facing the Kingdom?

 Susie of Arabia

Shopping in The Kingdom: Hell Just Got Warmer

Shopping in The Kingdom: Hell Just Got Warmer

SUSIE OF ARABIA: One of the largest retail conglomerates has just introduced a ‘no returns’ policy in Saudi Arabia. Cue mass rage

 Common Ground News Service

Facebook Group Fights for Palestinian Women’s Rights

Facebook Group Fights for Palestinian Women’s Rights

NIDA TUMA, CGNEWS: A newly established group is using Facebook to try and generate genuine debate between Palestinian women at different ends of the political spectrum.

 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

2011’s Amazing Women of the Year

2011’s Amazing Women of the Year

SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMMED: How could I possibly include all the women who filled our headlines over the past 12 months, for bravery and impact?

 Eman-Al-Nafjan

Saudi: The Fundamentalist Mindset that Halts Change

Saudi: The Fundamentalist Mindset that Halts Change

EMAN AL NAFJAN: In September the King announced women could vote in municipal elections. Conservatives are fighting a rearguard action.

 Tabsir

The Real Meaning Behind the Picture: Man’s Inhumanity to Woman

The Real Meaning Behind the Picture: Man’s Inhumanity to Woman

DANIEL M. VARISCO: It is a picture that has sent shockwaves around the world and provoked shame throughout Egyptian society.

 Eman-Al-Nafjan

A Boring and Petty Issue: Women Drivers in Saudi

A Boring and Petty Issue: Women Drivers in Saudi

EMAN AL NAFJAN: The to-ing and fro-ing has gone on for years. It’s about time we all acknowledged that it ranks very low in Saudi womens priorities.

 The View From Fez

PM Elect: No Islamic Dress Code for Moroccan Women

PM Elect: No Islamic Dress Code for Moroccan Women

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The leading Islamic party’s announcement that it’s not interested in imposing a dress code on women has been welcomed.

 Juan Cole

Saudi Sorcery Execution: A Struggle for Power

Saudi Sorcery Execution: A Struggle for Power

JUAN COLE: The recent execution of a woman for practicing sorcery by Saudi authorities points to issues more complex than a simple narrative of ‘medieval’ Saudi theocracy.

 The View From Fez

Moroccan Women: What Real Change Has Been Secured?

Moroccan Women: What Real Change Has Been Secured?

SOUAD BELHORNA, THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Major advances in women’s rights have been won but lasting are these, what more needs to be done?

 Tabsir

Further Thoughts on Saudi Women/Autos/Virginity

Further Thoughts on Saudi Women/Autos/Virginity

MELODY MOEZZI, TABSIR: The storm that erupted following a Saudi cleric’s declaration regarding women, cars and virginity shows no sign of abating.

 Abu Muhammed

Contrarian View: Why Women Shouldn’t Drive

Contrarian View: Why Women Shouldn’t Drive

ABU MOHAMMED: It is a cultural narcissism which has driven the west to annihilate countless peoples and their cultures in the name of so called modernization.

 Susie of Arabia

Mirror, Signal, Man-Oeuvre: Driving Claims Women’s Innocence – Saudi Cleric

Mirror, Signal, Man-Oeuvre: Driving Claims Women’s Innocence – Saudi Cleric

SUSIE OF ARABIA: Car manufacturers have been making absurd links between driving and sex for decades. They’ve been trumped however by a Saudi cleric.

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