Odense (The Conversation) – After years of campaigning by women activists, on June 24 the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia will be lifted. It is the most visible of a bundle of recent initiatives taken by the Saudi king and the crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, to strengthen the role of women in […]
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women
After arrest of Feminists, Saudi Arabia sets Harsh Penalties for Sexual Harassment
Saudi Arabia is preparing to outlaw sexual harassment less than a month before the conservative kingdom lifts its ban on women driving
Saudis to let women drive but Jail a dozen Women’s Rights Activists
The crackdown has cast a shadow on the kingdom’s much-publicised liberalisation drive
Saudis Arrest 7 Women’s Rights Activists who had Upstaged Crown Prince on Driving
Jumping Ahead of Crown Prince’s Reforms Risks Jail Time
World Defends Sudanese Rape Victim Condemned to Death
Hussein attempted to escape her arranged marriage but was forcibly restrained by her in-laws while her husband raped her
Israel wins Eurovision with #MeToo inspired song
Refrains such as “I am not your toy, you stupid boy”, summed up the concerns of many women against sexual harassment
Tunisian women hit campaign trail as equals to men
The 2011 Tunisian Revolution resulted in a constitution that recognizes the equality of women and men (even the US doesn’t have that)
#MeToo? Ahed Tamimi’s lawyer accuses Israeli interrogators of sexual harassment
Middle East Monitor | – – Israeli lawyer Gaby Lasky who is defending Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi has accused investigators of sexual harassment, Arab48.com reported yesterday. Lasky has filed several complaints against interrogators for verbal and physical sexual harassment but said that no investigations were opened into any of her complaints. She has described this […]
Iranian women risk arrest: Daughters of the revolution
Homa Hoodfar | (The Conversation) | – – In the lead-up to March 8, I am sometimes asked whether we really still need an International Women’s Day (IWD). Though my greatest hope is to see a day when gender inequity and gender injustice are social artefacts of the past, that day feels nowhere near. I […]
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