Common Ground News Service

At Last: Women Enter Public Discourse in Lebanon

At Last: Women Enter Public Discourse in Lebanon

NADIA AKL, CGNEWS: Until recently women, in spite of their clear achievements across many sectors, have been invisible in public discourse. That’s changing

 James M. Dorsey

Equality on the Pitch: Women’s Football ‘on the Rise’

Equality on the Pitch: Women’s Football ‘on the Rise’

JAMES M. DORSEY: A newly launched campaign reflects the societal changes that are being felt throughout the Middle East today

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

Offended Saudis: U.S Comedienne ‘Crosses the Line’

AHMED AL OMRAN: The American comedienne Chelsea Handler has stirred up a hornet’s nest of indignation in Saudi Arabia

 Susan Al Shahri

Female Genital Mutilation: Still Major Issue in Oman

SUSAN AL SHAHRI: The last time I raised this issue publicly the reaction was overwhelming but ‘woman with the incense burner’ still prowls hospitals in Dhofar

 Susan Al Shahri

Burqa Tradition Dies in Dhofar: Not Soon Enough

Burqa Tradition Dies in Dhofar: Not Soon Enough

SUSAN AL SHAHRI: I’ve only worn a burqa once and that’s more than enough times. Its appearance in Dhofar is getting increasingly more rare.

 Susie of Arabia

Women ‘Making Inroads’ Into Saudi Workforce. Slowly.

Women ‘Making Inroads’ Into Saudi Workforce. Slowly.

SUSIE OF ARABIA: The furore over the decision to employ women as waitresses in the fast food restaurant Hardees illustrates that progress comes slowly

 Crossroads Arabia

‘Waitresses Are Prostitutes’: Saudi Media Firestorm

‘Waitresses Are Prostitutes’: Saudi Media Firestorm

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The obstacles facing women in the workplace in Saudi Arabia are exemplified by a row which has broken out via social media.

 Rob L. Wagner

‘Beep, Beep’: ‘Your Wife Has Just Left Saudi Arabia’

‘Beep, Beep’: ‘Your Wife Has Just Left Saudi Arabia’

ROB L. WAGNER: There has been an outcry about the service the Saudi authorities provide to men to keep track of their wives. It doesn’t go far enough

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

Saudi Conservatives ‘Froth’ At Female College Visit

Saudi Conservatives ‘Froth’ At Female College Visit

AHMED AL OMRAN: It seems to have become a regular stop for foreign dignitaries visiting the Kingdom. But that hasn’t stopped conservatives offence-ometer going off the scale

 Susan Al Shahri

The Vacation: Throwing Off ‘Our Invisible Chains’

The Vacation: Throwing Off ‘Our Invisible Chains’

SUSAN AL SHAHRI: We sat on a beach and wondered ‘what if?’. I asked ‘why not?’ and from then things were never going to be the same again.

 Crossroads Arabia

Counter-Intuitive: Saudi Women Welcome ID Cards

Counter-Intuitive: Saudi Women Welcome ID Cards

CROSSROADS ARABIA: An issue that usually raises the strongest opposition among liberals – ID Cards – has seen Saudi women take a divergent view

 Common Ground News Service

‘Energy’, ‘Endeavour’ and ‘Creativity’: Women of Palestine

‘Energy’, ‘Endeavour’ and ‘Creativity’: Women of Palestine

MORGAN MCDANIEL, CGNEWS: Palestinian women are finding creative ways to engage both socially and economically in the face of many restrictions.

 Mich Cafe

Nobel Prize for Hina & Malala: Let’s Get Behind Campaign

Nobel Prize for Hina & Malala: Let’s Get Behind Campaign

MICH CAFE: Two brave teenagers have confronted the Taliban to support education and women’s rights. It’s time the world recognised their achievement

 Common Ground News Service

‘Learned, Feisty and Principled’: Women In Islam

‘Learned, Feisty and Principled’: Women In Islam

ASMA AFSARUDDIN, CGNEWS: Malala Yousufzai follows in a proud tradition of women who have played a central role in the development of Islam.

 Common Ground News Service

“I’m With The Uprising of Women in the Arab World…’

“I’m With The Uprising of Women in the Arab World…’

NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Women have played a key role in the Arab Spring but they have to continue to fight to have their views heard.

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Female Attorneys ‘Get Green Light’ for Court

Saudi Female Attorneys ‘Get Green Light’ for Court

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Not alone are they being admitted to the religious police but women are also now being allowed to appear in court. Heady days.

 Common Ground News Service

Men Step Up To Combat Egyptian Female Harassment

Men Step Up To Combat Egyptian Female Harassment

NIHAL MAGDY, CGNEWS: The issue of sexual harassment is huge in modern Egypt. Men are joining women’s groups to combat the problem.

 Mich Cafe

Rape: The Culture of Impunity That Exists in Syria

Rape: The Culture of Impunity That Exists in Syria

MICH CAFE: The catalogue of brutal rapes and sexual assaults of women, men and children grows by the day. A new documentary makes grim viewing

 Common Ground News Service

‘Muslim’. ‘Women’s’. ‘Rights’. Giving Meaning to Words

‘Muslim’. ‘Women’s’. ‘Rights’. Giving Meaning to Words

SHEHERAZADE JAFARI, CGNEWS: The idea of Muslim women awaiting rescue from their oppressive lives by an injection of Western liberal values is far from reality.

 Common Ground News Service

Wessam al-Badry: An Uncompromising Photographer

Wessam al-Badry: An Uncompromising Photographer

ENGY ABDELKADER, CGNEWS: He grew up a refugee in Saudi Arabia and photojournalists became his superheroes. Now he’s a photographer himself

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