Added on 17/01/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Activist , Arab Spring , English language newspaper , Islam , Islamic feminism , King Abdulaziz University , Middle East , Ministry of Labor , Prophet Muhammad , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sharia , state law , Tara Umm Omar , The Arab News , Women's Rights
ROB L. WAGNER: There is no proscription in the Quran of women in the workplace but the existing guardianship laws are a major obstacle.
Added on 05/11/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Anti-blasphemy law , Censorship , Charlie Hebdo , Christianity , Ennahda Party , France , Free speech , hate speech , Hijab , Islam , Islamophobia , Jews , Mainstream media , Media , Muslims , News media , Newspapers , Organization of Islamic Cooperation , Prophet Muhammad , Tunisian elections
ROB L. WAGNER: Charlie Hebdo’s editors abuse the privilege of being journalists. Their behavior strengthens the argument anti blasphemy laws are necessary
Added on 05/10/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , Al Watan , Australia , Canada , Conservatives , DC , Egypt , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , Ehsan Ahrari , Finance , Jeddah , Journalist , Middle East , Middle East Analyst , Ministry of Education , Ministry of Higher Education , Newcastle , Prophet Muhammad , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Security Council , Social Media , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States , Washington , Washington DC
ROB L. WAGNER: A new secondary school textbook highlights the struggle between liberals and conservatives within the Saudi Ministry for Education.
Added on 11/09/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Abdullah , Activist , ARAMCO , ASBAR Center for Studies , Bahrain , Board of Grievances , Cairo , communication technology , Dammam , Egypt , Emir , European Union , Facebook , Fahd , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Grievances , Hamas , Hatton Al-Fassi , Holy Qur'an , Islam , Islamic Ennahda Party , Jeddah , John F Kennedy , Journalist , King Abdullah , King Saud University , King Saud University in Riyadh , Libya , London School of Economics , Madinah , Makkah , Middle East , Mohammed Fahad Al-Qahtani , Morocco , MTV , Muslim Brotherhood , Nadia Bakhurji , News media , Nora bint Abdullah Al-Fayez , North Africa , oil industry , Prophet Muhammad , Richard Nixon , Riyadh , Saud bin Abdul Aziz , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Council of Engineers , Saudi government , Shoura Council , Social Media , Syria , Tabuk , Tahrir Square , Tunisia , Tunisian government , Twitter , United States , Women's Rights , Yemen
ROB L. WAGNER: There has been a lot of criticism of Saudi Arabia’s upcoming municipal elections. Some groups, however, know how best to work the system.
Added on 21/03/2011
Rob L. Wagner
Alwaleed bin Talal , Bahrain , Islam , Islamic feminism , Isobel Coleman , King Abdullah , Kuwait , Middle East , princess , Prophet Muhammad , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sharia , Social Media , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
ROB L. WAGNER: Some prominent Saudi women frequently address Saudi women’s rights on Western news shows. Yet they have little traction in Saudi Arabia.
Added on 16/01/2011
Steve Royston
Ahmed Al-Ghamdi , Anti-blasphemy law , Ben Ali , Catholic Church , Christianity , Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice , Florida , genetic engineering , Islam , Israel , Jeddah , Judaism , Mahatma Gandhi , messenger , Messenger of God , Middle East , Nelson Mandela , President , Prophet Muhammad , Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , Unemployment
STEVE ROYSTON: It’s about building societies in which people are not afraid to think for themselves, and are free to express themselves without fear of censorship or persecution…
