Mother sells tea in street for a living in Saudi Arabia – Photos
A Saudi woman has broken the fetters of unemployment and ensured her a decent income by selling tea in the street. Jumana Makki, who sells…
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Saudi Arabia: Husbands account for 30% of family crimes
Husbands and fathers topped the perpetrators of crimes within family, according to a report issued by the Ministry of Labor and Social Development. The report,…
One in 10 Saudi women would rather not marry. Why?
The General Authority of Statistics has put the rate of spinsterhood among Saudi women at 10.07 percent. This means that one in every 10 women…
Saudi Arabia: Driving rights for women are a major step back – Photos
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council has voted against a proposal to study the issue of women’s driving. An unnamed member of the advisory council told AFP…
Saudi Sheikh claims 18 is “too old” for a woman to marry, citing the Prophet’s wife
The Stop Enslaving Saudi Women campaign has published a horrific video where a Saudi Sheikh claimed that 18 was “too old” for a woman to…
Saudi petition seeks ‘full’ rights for women
Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end to the guardianship system that gives men control over the study, marriage and travel of…
Saudi women push open door to legal profession
Change comes slowly in the patriarchal and religiously conservative society of Saudi Arabia. Yet women in the Saudi legal profession have achieved a phenomenal transformation…
Saudi male guardianship. No more women rights
For several weeks now, Saudi women have been tweeting hundreds of thousands of messages denouncing the practice of male guardianship. Guardianship grants full legal control…
Saudi women are equal to men, in committing crimes
50 percent of the total crimes registered in Saudi Arabia during the last year were committed by women, a latest report noted. According to Arab…
Saudi woman, 20, granted khula after being forced to smoke hashish
The Family Court in Jeddah issued a divorce (khula) ruling in favor of a Saudi woman in her 20s, after her husband, in his fifties,…