Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
AFP – ABC News – Monday, 20 January 2013 (originally published 12 Jan) Saudi King Abdullah has appointed women to a top advisory body for the first time, with decrees published on Friday marking a breakthrough in a kingdom that imposes stringent restrictions on women. The historic decisions mean that 30 women will now be [...]
Sabria S. Jawhar – Al Arabiya News – Thursday, 11 October 2012 (originally published 05 Oct) Five years away from Saudi Arabia is a long time. I’m just starting to get over the culture shock of coming in from the brutal cold of northern England to scorching Jeddah. The biggest surprise that requires some getting [...]
Ellen Kickmeyer in Riyadh & Iman Dawoud in London – The Wall Street Journal – Wednesday, June 27, 2012 (originally published June 26) (WNN/WSJ) World News Portal: Human-rights activists on Tuesday challenged Saudi Arabia’s commitment to fielding women athletes at the Olympics, after it emerged that the equestrian deemed the best prospect to be the [...]
IBT Times – Thursday, 09 February 2012 (originally published 05 Feb) DUBAI: A Saudi Arabia woman who pressed the government last year after she drove a vehicle in the country has filed a lawsuit against the government for refusing her a driver’s license. Manal al-Sharif, the mastermind behind the Women 2 Drive campaign, sent an [...]
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson – NPR – 11 November 2011 (originally published 10 Nov) Saudi women are getting conflicting messages from their government about whether it intends to expand their rights. They received a boost from King Abdullah, who pledged to give them more political power in the coming years. But new Crown Prince Nayef [...]
