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Please let us drive
The academic year is starting and it is so dreadful dragging the driver around. Tell me what should I do when I have a class that’s 90 minutes long and it takes a 30 minute drive to get there; i… more →
Saudiwoman's Weblog
"Your body has a right over you". Saudi Arabian prevalence of obesity and closure of women's sports clubs.
Maria Aini wrote 3 weeks ago: “Your body has a right over you”1 – isn’t what we read in the hadith of the Prophet Mohammed ( … more →
Please let us drive
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saudiwoman wrote 2 months ago: The academic year is starting and it is so dreadful dragging the driver around. Tell me what should … more →
A word not unlike nigger
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saudiwoman wrote 2 months ago: As a student of linguistics I know the immense weight that language carries beyond just a means of c … more →
"My Guardian Knows What's Best for Me"
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saudiwoman wrote 2 months ago: In August a campaign was launched titled “My Guardian Knows What’s Best for Me”. T … more →
Another child bride
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saudiwoman wrote 3 months ago: There is nothing that gets the Saudi government to act like shining the western media spotlight on i … more →
Saudi Maids, nothing wrong with that... but
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Qusay wrote 3 months ago: I have recently read that in Saudi Arabia women were permitted to work as house maids. Before I begi … more →
Love in KSA
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saudiwoman wrote 5 months ago: Yesterday Riyadh Newspaper carried a story about a couple. Their relationship ended horribly when th … more →
Are you a muttawa?
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saudiwoman wrote 6 months ago: Katie Couric from CBS News stops a Saudi man on the street and asks him if he is a muttawa. I foun … more →
14,300 applications per day
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saudiwoman wrote 7 months ago: On April 23rd newspapers reported that 100,000 applicants applied within one week of first announcin … more →
I am not a bolger!
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saudiwoman wrote 7 months ago: I’m a blogger. This is what was written in Arab News today, the leading Saudi English paper in … more →
The child bride of Onaiza
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saudiwoman wrote 7 months ago: This story has drawn a lot of press. The girl is from Onaiza which is a part of Qaseem, a central re … more →
Divorce in Saudi Arabia
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saudiwoman wrote 7 months ago: No matter how many reports you read about the rise in numbers of divorce cases in Saudi Arabia, it s … more →
The problem lies within
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saudiwoman wrote 9 months ago: With the exception of the Human Rights Organization, to my knowledge there are no organized associat … more →
First Saudi Woman Minister
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saudiwoman wrote 9 months ago: Today is definitely a happy day. Saudi Arabia has made a leap of progress. King Abdullah surprised e … more →
Runaway Saudi Woman
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saudiwoman wrote 9 months ago: Today in the news there was a story about a 25 year old Saudi lady called Hayat. She was caught in K … more →
Suicide in Saudi Arabia
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saudiwoman wrote 11 months ago: What brought this to mind is that recently someone in my circle of acquaintances committed suicide. … more →
Making Light of Gender Discrimination
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saudiwoman wrote 12 months ago: The Saudi woman cartoon: Please insert one riyal + a letter of permission from your male guardian au … more →
The Unemployment Rate and Saudi Women
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saudiwoman wrote 1 year ago: The fifth of November was the deadline for applying for administrative and technical jobs at the new … more →
Prominent Saudis: Princess Nora bint AbdulRahman Al Saud
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saudiwoman wrote 1 year ago: Princess Nora is the founder of Saudi Arabia’s sister. She was a year older than him, born in … more →
