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Saudi Arabia is reassessing ban on women drivers

Saudi Arabia is reassessing ban on women drivers

Nov 27, – Riyadh: Saudi authorities are reassessing a controversial ban on the right for women to drive in the ultra-conservative kingdom, activists said on Wednesday, citing the interior minister. “Rest assured that the issue is being discussed, and expect a good outcome,” Prince Mohammad Bin Nayef said, according to Aziza Al Yousuf who met […]

November 27, 2013 | By | Reply More
India: 93 schoolgirls molested during train journey in Bihar

India: 93 schoolgirls molested during train journey in Bihar

Nov 25, – Patna: As many as 93 schoolgirls were reportedly sexually molested for more than four hours by a group of men in a running train in Bihar on Sunday. The incident was a reminiscence of the Delhi gang-rape on a moving bus in December last year. Taking the matter seriously, Bihar chief minister […]

November 25, 2013 | By | Reply More
Eloped Saudi woman granted asylum in Yemen

Eloped Saudi woman granted asylum in Yemen

Nov 24, – Sana’a: The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has agreed to grant asylum to a Saudi woman who eloped and ran away from her house early last month. An official from the UNHCR told Gulf News that the woman was given asylum on humanitarian grounds as she could […]

November 24, 2013 | By | Reply More
Sexual harassment in Morocco: perpetrators could get up to 4 years in jail

Sexual harassment in Morocco: perpetrators could get up to 4 years in jail

Nov 07, Agadir, Morocco – According to the new draft available on the Government’s General Secretariat website, sexual harassment in public spaces or the workplace will now be punished by law. This is especially great news for the women in Morocco, and even for men who are infuriated by the harassment of their sisters, wives […]

November 7, 2013 | By | Reply More
Saudi men work to put women behind wheels

Saudi men work to put women behind wheels

Nov 02, – Some of the men have even been questioned by authorities, and one was detained by a branch of the Saudi Interior Ministry — a move that sent a chill through some of the activists working to put women behind the wheel. On Saturday, more than 60 women said they defied the ban, […]

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Saudi men quietly help campaign for women to drive

Saudi men quietly help campaign for women to drive

Nov 01, Riyadh — A growing number of men are quietly helping steer a campaign to end Saudi Arabia’s ban on allowing women to drive, risking their jobs and social condemnation in the conservative kingdom. Some of the men have even been questioned by authorities, and one was detained by a branch of the Saudi […]

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Emirati women put career before marriage

Emirati women put career before marriage

Oct 31, – The UAE government’s efforts in providing quality education and empowering the Emirati women are now beginning to rub off on many of the young ladies who are opting for personal development, having a thriving career and independence before embarking on the marriage wagon. “Career before marriage is more important now for all […]

October 31, 2013 | By | Reply More
Saudi Arabia women’s driving protest kicks off despite ban

Saudi Arabia women’s driving protest kicks off despite ban

Oct 26, – Riyadh: A Saudi woman said she got behind the wheel Saturday and drove to the grocery store without being stopped or harassed by police, kicking off a campaign protesting the ban on women driving in the conservative kingdom. Despite warnings by police and conservatives in the kingdom against defying the ban, at […]

October 26, 2013 | By | Reply More
Human Rights Observers: Iceland most advanced in gender equality

Human Rights Observers: Iceland most advanced in gender equality

Oct 26, – According to a newly released report from the World Economic Forum, Iceland is the No. 1 country in the world for gender equality, for the fifth year in a row. And that equality is helping propel Iceland and its fellow Nordic nations to new economic heights. Turns out, the smaller the gender […]

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