Five women were arrested in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for continuing their protest–which formally began on June 17–against the nation’s ban on women driving. The mutaween (religious police of Saudi […]
Tag: Saudi Women
Saudi Women Drive!
Millions of eyes were trained on Saudi Arabia this Friday, June 17. Would Saudi women be able to fulfill their online pledge to drive cars, in defiance of the kingdom’s […]
Are You Supporting Saudi Women This Friday?
This Friday, June 17, women in Saudi Arabia will risk arrest by doing something many of us do every day: driving a car. The Ms. editors encourage you to sign […]
Women of the Arab Spring
By Robin Morgan The Middle East’s pro-democracy uprisings may well be the latest in a long line of gifts (algebra, soap, even the fork) that Arab civilizations have given the […]
Can Social Networking Put Saudi Women Behind the Wheel?
Since 1979, women have not been allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. Manal Al-Sharif–who learned to drive in the U.S.–is fed up with the rule. So she posted a video […]
Breaking the Breast-Cancer Stigma in Saudi Arabia
In October of last year, more than 4,000 women in black abayas topped with pink ponchos gathered together in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to form a giant ribbon in support of […]
Got Oppression? Saudi Kingdom Keeps Women in the Stone Age
Dear Saudi Arabia: Has anyone told you it’s the year 2010 and you can stop with the ludicrous rulings scaling back women’s rights and, specifically, their mobility? Last week, a […]
Meet One Kick-Ass Saudi Woman
Still, even as I pity these moronic “morality” cops, I can’t help but want to beat the crap out of them too.