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

Humour: A Creative, Intelligent Way to Debate Difference

Humour: A Creative, Intelligent Way to Debate Difference

ALICE HACKMAN: In all of the uproar and furore of the past few months in the ongoing West vs Islam narrative a few voices have risen above the heat of rage.

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

Norah Al-Faiz: A Living Anomaly in the Kingdom

Norah Al-Faiz: A Living Anomaly in the Kingdom

AHMED AL OMRAN: The controversy surrounding Norah Al Faiz’s wearing of the niqab seems endless. What’s the significance?

 Crossroads Arabia

The ‘Five Red Lines’ Saudis Must Not Cross

The ‘Five Red Lines’ Saudis Must Not Cross

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The President of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice delivers a pep talk.

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

Squeezed: Saudi Journalists Coming Under Pressure

Squeezed: Saudi Journalists Coming Under Pressure

AHMED AL OMRAN: New regulations that are coming into force in Saudi Arabia mean increased oversight of their work

 James M. Dorsey

Egyptian Feminists Challenge Soccer Chauvinism

Egyptian Feminists Challenge Soccer Chauvinism

JAMES M. DORSEY: An Egyptian feminist group has challenged the fans that played a key role in toppling Mubarak to recognise women’s rights.

 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?

 Rob L. Wagner

Saudi Arabia: “The Female Body is a Battleground in the War to Stem Reform”

Saudi Arabia: “The Female Body is a Battleground in the War to Stem Reform”

ROB L. WAGNER: An online battle between conservatives and reformers following the Saudi Intellectual Forum illuminates their diverging opinions…

 Rob L. Wagner

Saudi Education: The Power Struggle Heats Up

Saudi Education: The Power Struggle Heats Up

ROB L. WAGNER: A new secondary school textbook highlights the struggle between liberals and conservatives within the Saudi Ministry for Education.

 Editor, MEP

Saudi Arabia: Ministry Drivers Are Occasions of Sin

Saudi Arabia: Ministry Drivers Are Occasions of Sin

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Girls schools are inspected by female inspectors. Female inspectors need to get to the schools they inspect.

 Rob L. Wagner

Smear Campaign Targets Women Journalists

Smear Campaign Targets Women Journalists

ROB L. WAGNER: Conservatives anonymously attack outspoken women by questioning their morals and beliefs in Islam.

 American Bedu

Google Incites Muslim Women to Throw Off Veil – Claim

Google Incites Muslim Women to Throw Off Veil – Claim

AMERICAN BEDU: When Google decided to celebrate dancer Martha Graham’s birthday with an animation little did it understand the furore it would cause in Saudi…

 Crossroads Arabia

The Urgent Need For Physical Education in Saudi

The Urgent Need For Physical Education in Saudi

CROSSROADS ARABIA: With obesity at epidemic proportions it’s essential that the Ministry of Education launches comprehensive physical education programmes.

 Ahmed-Al-Omran

Top 10 Twitter Users in Saudi Arabia

Top 10 Twitter Users in Saudi Arabia

AHMED AL-OMRAN: Twitter’s swept the world but has it made serious inroads into Saudi Arabia? Yes! And here’s my personal ‘Top Ten’ countdown of the Kingdom’s leading Twitter users.