Saudi Arabia Archives – Page 4 of 5

Saudi Women, Allies Keep Driving Campaign

By Marley Gibbons ● Politics ● June 30, 2011

Official Saudi reaction to the women’s driving campaign may be taking a harsher turn, with five women arrested this week. As usual, the e-mail alert about the situation came from Change.org, which is supporting the cause every way it can.

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Saudis Turn Headlights on Male Guardianship

By Sanna Negus ● Uncategorized ● April 16, 2008

Saudi women’s rights activists are pressing for reforms to lift the sharp restrictions they face in their conservative society. Some believe the time has finally come and they will soon have the right to drive.

Death Sentence Looms Over Sri Lankan Teen Migrant

By Shahnaz Habib ● Politics ● December 21, 2007

Sri Lankan women who migrate to work as maids and domestic servants in Saudi Arabia suffer widespread abuse, rights activists say. One of them, 19-year-old Rizana Nafeek, is appealing a beheading sentence after a child in her care died.

Saudi Woman Joins NASA; Muslim Women Face Stoning

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● July 22, 2006

Arab Women Chalk Up a Few Business Breaks

By Sarah Irving ● Uncategorized ● November 14, 2005

Elite Arab businesswomen are making headway. Yet, advocates say many rural women need more education and work opportunities to cope with the region’s unrest and hardship.

Saudi Women Push Dialogue on Rights

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Uncategorized ● March 8, 2005

On International Women’s Day, Rita Henley Jensen reflects on her recent trip to Saudi Arabia, where feisty, educated women are challenging the nation’s system of strict gender apartheid.

Taking the Gender Apartheid Tour in Saudi Arabia

By Rita Henley Jensen ● Arts & Culture ● March 8, 2005

Women’s eNews Editor in Chief Rita Henley Jensen traveled to Saudi Arabia, to attend an economic forum. She was aware of the many restrictions on women, but once there, appreciated for the first time that the nation practiced gender apartheid.

Speech of Lubna S. Olayan to Arab Bankers

By Lubna S. Olayan ● Uncategorized ● October 16, 2004

Below are the remarks by Lubna S. Olayan, chief executive officer, Olayan Financing Company of Saudi Arabia upon receiving the 2004 Achievement Award from the U.S.-based Arab Bankers Association of North America on Oct. 6 in New York City.

Gulf Women Pushing Ahead on Education, Vote

By Nada El Sawy ● Uncategorized ● June 13, 2004

Saudi Arabia yesterday began a national discussion of women’s rights. It’s one of the signs of women’s rapid advancement in the six-country Gulf Cooperation Council, one of the most male-dominated regions of the Arab world.

Women’s Rights Will Benefit All Saudis

By Por Alison Bowen ● Commentary ● April 7, 2004

Women’s rights to work, vote, travel and drive will be on the table when Saudi Arabia holds a national conference on the status of women this month. Lifting these restrictions is not only good for women; it points the country in the right direction.