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Saudi women will be allowed to drive in the kingdom in 2018

Saudi women will be allowed to drive in the kingdom in 2018

Saudi Arabia’s surprise decision to grant women the right to drive in the conservative kingdom marks a significant expansion in women’s rights, but activists said Wednesday it is also only the first step in a long list of demands for equality. Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world to ban women from driving. […]

September 27, 2017 | By | Reply More
Behind the wheel, Saudi women hope for new gains

Behind the wheel, Saudi women hope for new gains

Oct 24, – The reforms made by King Abdullah in recent years have been cautious, showing his wariness of pushing too hard against influential ultraconservatives. But given the overwhelming restrictions on women in the kingdom, where the strict interpretation of Islam known as Wahhabism is effectively the law of the land, even the tiny openings […]

October 24, 2013 | By | Reply More
Democratic reforms in Gulf and Arab nations

Democratic reforms in Gulf and Arab nations

Oct 05, –  A look at democratic reform efforts in Arab and Gulf nations since the Arab Spring erupted in December 2010: SAUDI ARABIA Saudi women were allowed this year for the first time in the Shura Council, an advisory body, and women will for the first time be allowed to vote and run in […]

October 5, 2013 | By | Reply More