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Saudi Conservative Women Feel Marginalized by Shura Council Snub - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the M...

Saudi Conservative Women Feel Marginalized by Shura Council Snub - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the M...

www.al-monitor.com — Saudi Arabia was hailed this month for appointing 30 women to its Shura Council, but leading conservative women have expressed disappointment at not being included in the royal list.
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Party in the KSA

Party in the KSA

www.foreignpolicy.com — There are places in Saudi Arabia where the conservative country’s rules don’t seem to apply. It’s one of Saudi Arabia’s many paradoxes: The government builds gated, liberal communities, and promotes them as an attempt to change the culture of a conservative society. But at the same time, it punishes those who attempt to replicate these communities’ values outside of their walls. It’s a prime example of the kingdom’s scattershot, and usually ineffective, approach to reform.
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Covering Up

Covering Up

www.foreignpolicy.com — Norah al-Faiz is supposed to be a symbol of progress in Saudi Arabia. She was appointed deputy minister of education by King Abdullah in February 2009, making her the kingdom's highest-ranking female official. At the time, many observers hailed the move as a sign of reform. But controversy has dogged Faiz since the beginning of her tenure.
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Deaths Fuel Protest Movement in Restive Qatif

Deaths Fuel Protest Movement in Restive Qatif

riyadhbureau.com — Posters of those killed in Qatif protests like Khaled al-Labad, above, and anti-government graffiti cover many walls in the poor streets of Awwamiya, eastern Saudi Arabia The grieving mother and sisters of Khaled al-Labad sat at the corner of a small room in their shabby house. Black and white photos of him covered the wall behind them. Al-Labad was killed ten days earlier by security forces outside his house in the restive town of Awwamiya, eastern Saudi Arabia. His relatives pointed to bullet holes in the house's wall where he was shot dead. Al-Labad's younger brother, Bader, was arrested.
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Burning Young Bridges

Burning Young Bridges

riyadhbureau.com — Words like debate, diversity and tolerance are relatively new items in the Saudi lexicon. Thanks to the Internet, the conservative country that has been for long dominated by a strict interpretation of Islam is slowly opening up to new ideas embraced by the new generation in the Kingdom. Sixty percent of the country’s population are under 30. In the lack of a true civil society and under heavy restrictions on free speech, this young generation of Saudis are struggling to find their voices as the world changes around them.
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Saudi Women Participate In First Athletic Exchange : NPR

Saudi Women Participate In First Athletic Exchange : NPR

NPR — Earlier this month, six young female athletes from Saudi Arabia visited Washington D.C. The players trained with high schools teams in Virginia and Maryland, and they met with WNBA players. The visit is the first-ever international sports exchange with Saudi Arabia, the State Department said, and it's part of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's vision of "smart power," using sports and technology as tools for foreign policy. "It was a great program" said Lina al-Maeena, founder of Jeddah United team. "It was one of of its kind."
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Not Just for Laugh -- Arab American Standup Comedy

Not Just for Laugh -- Arab American Standup Comedy

alomran.me — Thirty minutes after the show was supposed to start, the dancers finally took the stage. "Welcome to the Arabs Gone Wild comedy tour!" the announcer exclaimed. The show started with 'dabka,' a Middle Eastern folk dance in which dancers hold hands and stamp their feet on the ground to the rhythm of music. The dabka was performed by a dozen of young ladies dressed in black with keffiyehs wrapped around their waists, then they made way to host Dean Obeidallah, who looked out over the audience packing The Town Hall theater on West 43rd Street and feigned amazement.
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Women question Saudi seat with UN agency | The New York World

Women question Saudi seat with UN agency | The New York World

archives.jrn.columbia.edu — Women in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive or make major decisions such as going to college or going under elective surgery without the permission of a male relative. Yet despite the objection of major international rights groups, Saudi Arabia was voted in as a board member of the new United Nations super agency for women last week. The country secured a seat as one of six "contributing countries" on the 41-membered board. UN Women was established to focus exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.
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