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The mahram effect: gender politics and Saudi Arabia
ABSTRACT How do state-led reform, that are designed to maintain control or bolster legitimacy inadvertently democratize social structures, such as gender norms? Using the case of women recipients of King Abdullah Scholarship Programme in Saudi Arabia, the study investigates how women, situated in between activism and patronage, challenge the gender logic that underpin state reforms and introduce shifts in gender norms within their families.
Gender Politics and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah Scholarship Program
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has introduced significant gender reforms and major changes to its traditionally conservative society. In line with the monarchy’s Vision 2030 plan, these reforms seek to modernize the kingdom’s socioeconomic landscape and enhance its global image by promoting progressive social values and inclusive development.
A Survey Reveals How the Pandemic Has Hurt MENA Research
Opinion, Coronavirus, Data & Surveys, Finances, Politics, Research Gail Buttorff, Marwa Shalaby, Nermin Allam / 23 Sep 2020 23 Sep 2020 A Survey Reveals How the Pandemic Has Hurt MENA Research In the Gaza Strip, Palestinian police officers stop cars during a Covid-19 lockdown in August. The pandemic has made it difficult for researchers to reach the subjects of their studies, especially refugees and displaced people (Photo: Mahmood Issa/AP).
Analysis | How Saudi Arabia uses women’s rights reforms against women’s rights and reform
On Thursday, three of the leading Saudi women’s rights advocates were temporarily released in a second round of trials that began Wednesday. The hearings, which were closed to the press, allegedly accused the activists of having contact with foreign diplomats and journalists. Following the first hearing on March 13, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch reported that the charges appeared related to the activists’ advocacy and activism for human rights in the kingdom.
High Cost of Silence: Khashoggi and Women’s Rights Activists in Saudi Arabia
Khashoggi’s murder should cast a new light on women’s rights activists imprisoned in Saudi Arabia under the tight control of the monarchy and away from the scrutiny and attention of the international community. For more than two weeks, Saudi officials denied that they had played any role in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist and pointed critic to crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Khashoggi was last seen earlier this month entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
Yes, Saudi Women Can Now Drive, But Are Their Voices Being Heard?
A woman in Saudi Arabia drives to work for the first time in Riyadh. AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty Earlier this summer, Saudi Arabia lifted the decades-long ban on women’s driving. The move is part of a series of reforms that the country has been implementing. In April the kingdom loosened male guardianship laws – under which women need the permission of a male guardian to work, travel or marry. And in 2015, women were granted the right to vote and run for elections.
Saudi women can drive, but are their voices being heard?
Earlier this summer, Saudi Arabia lifted the decades-long ban on women’s driving. The move is part of a series of reforms that the country has been implementing. In April the kingdom loosened male guardianship laws – under which women need the permission of a male guardian to work, travel or marry. And in 2015, women were granted the right to vote and run for elections. The reforms serve to revamp the image of Saudi Arabia in the international arena.
Saudi women can drive, but are their voices being heard?
Earlier this summer, Saudi Arabia lifted the decades-long ban on women’s driving. The move is part of a series of reforms that the country has been implementing. In April the kingdom loosened male guardianship laws — under which women need the permission of a male guardian to work, travel or marry. And in 2015, women were granted the right to vote and run for elections. The reforms serve to revamp the image of Saudi Arabia in the international arena.
Saudi women can drive, but are their voices being heard?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)(THE CONVERSATION) Earlier this summer, Saudi Arabia lifted the decades-long ban on women’s driving. The move is part of a series of reforms that the country has been implementing. In April the kingdom loosened male guardianship laws – under which women need the permission of a male guardian to work, travel or marry.
Saudi women can drive, but are their voices being heard?
Earlier this summer, Saudi Arabia lifted the decades-long ban on women’s driving. The move is part of a series of reforms that the country has been implementing. In April the kingdom loosened male guardianship laws – under which women need the permission of a male guardian to work, travel or marry. And in 2015, women were granted the right to vote and run for elections. The reforms serve to revamp the image of Saudi Arabia in the international arena.
Despite new limitations, Egyptian women are still active
In March, the Egyptian regime celebrated Mother’s Day, honoring a number of “role models par excellence,” including actresses, academics, athletes, professionals, and mothers of army and police martyrs. However, the celebration conspicuously failed to include any independent feminist figure or vocal women’s rights advocates. As a single event, this might seem like a simple oversight. But situated within the current landscape of women’s rights in Egypt, the message is clear.
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