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Saudi Arabia

  1. first person
    When I Moved to Saudi Arabia as a Kid, Boxing Saved MeI was furious and isolated. Then I discovered Muhammad Ali.
    By Hilal Isler
  2. women’s rights
    Women in Saudi Arabia Can Now Travel Without Male GuardiansNew regulations announced today granted women the right to obtain passports and travel independently.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  3. crime
    Deaths of Saudi Arabian Sisters Found in Hudson River Ruled SuicideThe bodies of Tala Farea, 16, and Rotana Farea, 22, were found in October 2018.
    By Gabriella Paiella and Opheli Garcia Lawler
  4. politics
    The Saudi Teen Who Fled From Her Family Has Been Granted Refugee StatusRahaf Mohammed al-Qunun says she fears that she’ll be killed if she returns home.
    By Ella Cerón
  5. human rights abuses
    Saudi Arabia Accused of Torturing Jailed Women’s-Rights ActivistsA new report details the alleged torture of women detained by the Saudi government.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  6. women’s rights
    Women in Saudi Arabia Legally Get Behind the Wheel for the First Time EverOn June 24, the country officially lifted its decades-long ban on women driving.
    By Amanda Arnold
  7. women’s rights
    Saudi Arabia Issues First Drivers’ Licenses to WomenThis comes amid a crackdown on activists.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  8. l’amour
    Vanessa Trump’s Romance With Saudi Prince Reportedly Thwarted by 9/11Vanessa Trump’s past continues to read like a series of increasingly confusing Mad Libs.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  9. cultural exchanges
    Saudi Arabia Just Hosted Its First-Ever Concert by a Female SingerThousands of women attended a performance by Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji.
    By Lisa Ryan
  10. cultural exchanges
    Nelly Will Play an All-Male Concert in Saudi ArabiaBut will “Hot In Herre” make the set list?
    By Gabriella Paiella
  11. women’s rights
    Saudi Arabia Just Took Another Step Toward Gender EqualityStadiums in three cities will undergo renovations to accommodate so-called “family” sections.
    By Lisa Ryan
  12. lives
    5 Saudi Women React to the End of the Driving Ban“The first thing I’ll do is take my family to a restaurant to celebrate.”
    By Jessica Roy
  13. women’s rights
    Saudi Arabia Will Allow Women to Obtain Driver’s LicensesWomen are currently banned from driving in Saudi Arabia.
    By Lisa Ryan
  14. lives
    The Real Lives of Young Women Living in Saudi ArabiaWhat it’s like to come of age in one of the strictest countries in the world.
    By Jessica Roy
  15. diplomacy
    All the Extravagant Gifts Trump Received in Saudi ArabiaIncluding 13 robes, to be exact.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  16. domestic violence
    Saudi Man Sentenced to Just 19 Months in Prison for Setting His Wife on FireShe’ll get no compensation for her costly surgeries.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  17. saudi vision 2030
    Saudi Arabia Will Let Women Wear Bikinis, But Only at Ritzy New ResortThe Red Sea Project will have 125 miles of beaches and 50 islands.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  18. gender inequality
    A Saudi Women’s Rights Activist Was Freed From Detention Without a Male GuardianMaryam al-Otaibi’s release is being celebrated as a feminist victory.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  19. Saudi Woman Arrested for Wearing a Miniskirt in Public Released Without ChargePolice in Saudi Arabia have released Model Khulood, who was arrested for wearing “immodest clothes.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  20. Woman Wanted by Saudi Police for Posting Snapchat of Herself in a MiniskirtThe country’s Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice is looking for her.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  21. gender inequality
    Saudi Arabia Will Now Let Girls Take Gym ClassThe change will come to public schools at the start of the next academic school year.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  22. book excerpt
    Why I Risked My Life to Drive in Saudi ArabiaSaudi activist Manal al-Sharif shares the story behind the Women to Drive movement.
    By Manal al-Sharif
  23. politics
    Trump Struggles to Praise Egyptian President, Decides to Compliment His ShoesDiplomacy!
    By Claire Landsbaum
  24. feminism inc
    Saudi Arabia and UAE Pledge $100M to Female Entrepreneur FundIvanka Trump proposed the World Bank fund.
    By Jenni Miller
  25. cultural exchanges
    Toby Keith Will Play an All-Men Concert in Saudi ArabiaThe concert, which will coincide with President Trump’s visit, will also include a performance by an Arabian lute player.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  26. women’s rights
    Saudi Arabia’s Appointment to UN Women’s-Rights Commission Sparks OutrageThis is a country that still uses a male-guardianship system.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  27. music videos
    This Saudi Arabian Girl-Band Song Is Your 2017 Anthem“Hwages” takes aim at both Saudi Arabia’s treatment of women and Donald Trump.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  28. A Woman in Saudi Arabia Was Arrested for Posting This Picture Without a HijabShe wore a dress, a coat, and ankle boots, but no hijab, in a Twitter picture.
    By Lisa Ryan
  29. the urbanist
    What Do Royals Do All Day?They paint, they get accused of fraud, they run boutiques, they chain-smoke.
    By Abby Schreiber
  30. women’s rights
    Saudi Women Can Now Register to VoteLaws still forbid them from driving or working outside the home. 
    By Jessica Roy
  31. the big screen
    Meet Saudi Arabia’s Groundbreaking FilmmakerHaifaa Al-Mansour’s debut feature is the country’s first Oscar contender.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  32. binders full of women
    Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Appoints More Women Than ObamaOpening new doors for Saudi women. Literally.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  33. Ikea Wishes It Hadn’t Scrubbed Women From Saudi Arabia CatalogUltraconservative Islam and Scandinavian egalitarianism don’t mix well. 
    By Kat Stoeffel
  34. breakthroughs
    Saudi Women Are Finally Allowed to Sell Bras to One AnotherBelieve it or not, this is quite a breakthrough.
    By Charlotte Cowles