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Saudi woman and moral courage
Saudi woman and moral courage

By Eman Al Nafjan
June 4th 2012
 
 
Few individuals are willing to brave the disapproval of their countrymen and the wrath of …

Olympic Hurdles for Saudi Women
Olympic Hurdles for Saudi Women

By Web Desk
May 24th 2012
 
 
(London) – As the clock ticks down to the July opening ceremony, all nations except Saudi Arabia have …

Turkey’s top Muslim cleric slams Saudi mufti over his call to destroy churches
Turkey’s top Muslim cleric slams Saudi mufti over his call to destroy churches

By Abdullah Bozkurt
April 5th 2012
Turkey’s top imam blasted the Saudi grand mufti’s call to “destroy all the churches” in the …

Women and Islam: A HRW debate
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images: An Egyptian woman looking on during a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the revolution, Tahrir Square, January 25, 2012

Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images: An Egyptian woman looking on during a rally to mark the one year anniversary of the …

Gender equality: ‘freedom to’ and ‘freedom from’
Gender equality: ‘freedom to’ and ‘freedom from’

By Pragna Patel
February 15th 2012
The various social contracts that are emerging between the State and the dominant religious right minority …