Saudi Women

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Saudi women scholars call out prince’s reform agenda

Leading female scholars from Saudi Arabia have described moves to ease restrictions on women as government spin aimed at an international audience to bolster support for efforts to liberalise its ailing economy. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking to appeal to western governments as a reformist while cracking down on the very women inside the country who have been campaigning for an end to systematic discrimination, they say. […]

today1 December 2017

News

Social media in overdrive over #SaudiWomenCanDrive

While Saudi women celebrate their victory in their fight for the freedom of movement, social media has been in overdrive with commentators weighing in on the shocking announcement that Saudi women can now get behind the wheel. In an unprecedented move, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced in a decree released on Tuesday, its decision to allow females the right to drive . The decree firmly noted that females will […]

today27 September 2017

International News

Saudi women driving ban lifted: Euphoria and sarcasm

Barely a week after a senior Saudi cleric said women in the country should not be allowed to drive because they have "a quarter the brainpower of men", Saudi Arabia's king issued a decree that women will now be able to obtain a driver's licence. The decree said that women would be allowed to drive "in accordance with the Islamic laws" and a high-level committee of ministers has been set […]

today27 September 2017

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