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Thursday the 5th of January is a historic date for Saudi Arabia: from this day the ”women only” rule will be enforced in Saudi female apparel and cosmetics stores. According to the labor ministry shops that do not employ women will be penalized, even banned from selling lingerie. This will open a lot of jobs [...]
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According to the Shoura council there is an urgent need for the safe transport of women. Apart from letting them drive themselves of course. At the moment the only option for women who cannot, or do not want to employ a full time, unrelated, foreign driver, is to hire a taxi. About 75% of the [...]
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The majority of Saudi women who I have met are confident and beautiful whether a size six or a size sixteen. They do not let physical attributes interfere with their confidence and inner self. That is not to say that Saudi women are not conscious of their outward appearance. From when the Saudi woman [...]
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The European union has voiced their support for Saudi women’s wish to drive, by Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy. On Wednesday 22 June, a spokesperson for Ashton released a statement describing the women’s movement as “courageous.” “The EU supports people who stand up for their right to [...]
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In Saudi Arabia rape victims or their families seldom report the crime. They want to guard the family honor. But what happens to the victims? Girls who have lost their virginity will be regarded as worthless and without a future. Counseling for the victims will have to forgo in place of saving family honor. Their [...]
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Hillary Clinton has responded the the request of the Saudi women fighting for their right to drive cars. As a representative of the American Government mrs Clinton is not quite free to speak, she has to take into account her responsibilities and the governments policies and diplomatic relations. But Saudi women activists called for Clinton [...]
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Salwa Al Mutairi, a Kuwaiti political activist, relates in this video how on a recent visit to Maccah, religious scholars told her that having women turned into sex-slaves is a good thing. They also cited parts of Islamic scripture to her which support the enslavement of women for the purpose of sex. Apparently she has [...]
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King Abdullah passed a historic ruling on Monday, 06 June, stating that men will no longer be allowed to work in women’s lingerie stores. At first blush this may not seem like a big or historic ruling but when factored in to the bigger picture this ruling has resounding implications. Saudi Arabia is a country [...]
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American Bedu had the opportunity to dialogue with Roba,. Roba is a professional Arab career woman. She shares with American Bedu readers about her employer and provides a lot of useful information for Arab woman who are seeking professional opportunities. What is it like to work for an entity whose goal is to create a [...]
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