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  • Women in Saudi Arabia
    Audio: What Will New King Mean For Women In Saudi Arabia?

    Melissa Block speaks with Rajaa Al Sanea, a dentist and Saudi writer best known for her novel, Girls of Riyadh. She talks about how women's rights changed and expectations for the new king.

  • Women in Saudi Arabia
    How Women In Saudi Arabia Lived Under King Abdullah

    Saudi Arabia has never been known as a progressive place for women to live — women there need permission from a male guardian to undergo certain medical procedures. But after the country’s ruler, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, died at 90 this week, one of the most powerful women in the world made a surprising remark about his legacy. Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, said of the king, “In a very discreet way, he was a strong advocate of women.”

  • Women in Saudi Arabia
    Growing number of Saudi single women challenge tradition

    Education is also changing women’s attitudes toward marriage and giving them more confidence, said Hatoon Al-Fassi, a professor of women’s history in Saudi Arabia. “You can no longer control these attitudes,” she says. Some Saudi women are also challenging the rules on how to meet a prospective husband as they navigate through tradition and customs.

  • Tradition
    Saudi single women challenge tradition in love and marriage

    Amna Fatani knows she wants a brilliant career and a life different from that of Saudi women of her mother's generation who married early, usually to a husband not of their own choosing.

  • Saudi Style
    Saudi women are giving the abaya a colourful makeover

    “This past year, the coloured abayas became more widespread, especially among the younger generation, where you see them wearing neutral pastel colours, like grey, khaki, sky blue, yellow,” says Al Dabbagh, who has been designing couture abayas and dresses for more than eight years.

  • Real Estate
    Saudi women seek their rights in real estate ownership

    Saudi women demanded the Ministry of Housing form a higher committee to directly tackle issues they face in the real estate industry.

  • Women
    Gyms for women, Saudi coaches demanded

    Women in the Eastern Province are calling for the establishment of health clubs and gyms that provide high quality services, modern equipment and professional Saudi female coaches.

  • Diplomat Jobs
    Diplomat jobs open to Saudi women

    Diplomatic delegate and second secretary job opportunities are available for Saudi women at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Candidates must be Saudi women with good conduct and no criminal record. They must not have been fired from a previous public sector job and not married to a non-Saudi. They must be in good health and presentable. They must sign a written agreement saying they are able to travel in delegations whenever and wherever they are assigned.

  • Women Driving
    Women Who Violated Saudi Arabia Ban On Female Driving May Face Charges

    Two women have been held in a Saudi prison for nearly one month for trying to break the ban on female drivers have been referred to a court on terrorism charges.

  • Women Driving
    Court date for two Saudi women’s rights activists

    Two women's rights activists held for more than three weeks in Saudi Arabia are to appear in court on Thursday, activists said. Loujain Hathloul has been detained since Dec. 1 after she tried to drive into the kingdom from neighbouring United Arab Emirates in defiance of a ban.