Category: Social Issues
Egyptian Protesters Refuse to Back Down
Protesters on Cairo’s central Tahrir Square have called for a new push to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, two weeks into their campaign. Thousands of people still occupy the square but their lines have been gradually pushed back by the army, keen to get traffic moving again. The unrest over the last two weeks has [...]
Saudi Woman Sues Her Father Who Stopped Her Marriage Without Her Will
Year after year, the 42-year-old Saudi surgeon remains single, against her will. Her father keeps turning down marriage proposals, and her hefty salary keeps going directly to his bank account. The surgeon in the holy city of Medina knows her father, also her male guardian, is violating Islamic law by forcibly keeping her single, a [...]
Saudi Men Don’t Want to Marry with Nurses
With the springing up of more and more hospitals and health centers across the Kingdom, there has also been a huge demand for nursing staff, a field that is overwhelmingly dominated by foreigners. However, more and more young Saudi women are also becoming nurses, something that is leading to a new phenomenon. “The number of [...]
UAE Court Rules Men can Beat Wives
The UAE’s highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks. The court made the ruling earlier this month in the case of a man who left cuts and bruises on his wife and adult daughter after a beating. It says the [...]
Saudi Women are Posting New Achievements
AS Saudi Arabia celebrates its National Day today, there is a significant section of the population that has reasons to cheer more than others. Not that the women of Saudi Arabia were marginalized in the past, but in recent times they have been given the honor, credit and the space that they richly deserve. Saudi [...]
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