A Void in the History of September 11th - 1 views
You Can't Understand ISIS If You Don't Know the History of Wahhabism in Saudi... - 0 views
Michelle Obama opts to forgo headscarf during Saudi Arabia visit - 0 views
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Michelle Obama has drawn attention to the severe restrictions placed on women in Saudi Arabia by not wearing a headscarf during a visit to the country after the death of King Abdullah. The US first lady's decision to not cover her hair when she and President Obama met Abdullah's successor, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on Tuesday caused a stir on social media, prompting the hashtag #michelle_obama_notveiled.
The flower men of Saudi Arabia are so violent even the police are scared to cross them ... - 0 views
Living in Saudi Arabia - 0 views
The most important thing to understand about the coming oil production cutbacks - 1 views
Saudi Women Right to Drive Activists Tap Twitter - 0 views
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This article, from the Times, discusses the transition seen in Saudi Arabia after the death of Kind Abdullah. It specifically discusses the story of a woman, named Loujain Al Hathloul, who drove illegally and was stopped by police. The police took her passport and refused to let her drive. She took to Twitter about the experience as she sat for about a day in her car until she was arrested.
Olivia Arthur Photographs Saudi Arabian life in her book, Jeddah Diaries. - 0 views
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In the following link there are multiple images as well as informative texts. Olivia Arthur, and photographer, traveled to Saudi Arabia to teach a photography class. The images seen are a few of the pictures she took while there. Arthur discusses the difficulties she faced, many of the women did not want to be photographed or have their faces showing, Arthur had to get creative with her pictures. She also states that there is a discrepancy with women's rights when it comes to what economic class you are in.
Combatting Child Marriage in Saudi Arabia - 0 views
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Upon researching issues in women's rights, an issue involving forced marriage came up as an issue for Saudi Arabia. This link is about forced marriage in Saudi Arabia. The article starts with the story of a 15 year old girl that was forced to marry a 90 year old man who paid her parents $17,000 for her. The article then goes into detail about who is to blame and how it is perceived religiously.
Saudi Arabia Warns Women Not to Protest Against Driving Laws - 0 views
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This article is about Saudi Arabia announcing women to not join in protest regarding the law banning women from driving. Although there are many leaders trying to change the law, many other leaders want to enforce it. There is a thought that if women want drive they will have interactions with men that they should not.
Baby Steps Towards Women's Rights In Saudi Arabia - 0 views
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This article discusses issues with the women's inequality in Saudi Arabia. One issue it discusses that I did not take into consideration yet is the domestic abuse women face by their fathers and husbands. This article takes a slightly deeper look into the way the laws against women's rights affect them.
Saudi women: Pampered or oppressed - 0 views
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This article also discusses the two sides of the issue, those for equality and those against it. At the end of the article, there is an interesting perspective I have not seen yet. The perspective of a man. He claims that men are slaves to women every day. When it is worded like that it seems to some men the issue of inequality is not just an issue for women but also for men.
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