'The Book of Gaza': Short Stories from Four Decades « Arabic Literature (in E... - 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.
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.
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This link is to a YouTube video of an interview with Rania al-Baz. Rana al-Baz was a female news caster that was beaten almost to death by her husband. She went public with her story and posted images of her badly beaten face. She doesn't recall the beating, but she does remember being strangled prior to.
Egypt's revolution must continue - Opinion - Al Jazeera English - 0 views
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This is a great article written recently that is basically a timeline and personal vantage point from a Egyptian musician/activist named Ramy Essam. I enjoy this article because it tells the story of the Egyptian Revolution with avery current artistic frame. He elaborates on things that most story wouldn't, like the music and dialogue he experienced first hand during uprisings. Supposedly he is writing all of this while sitting in front a mural of people who dies during the uprisings also.
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Ignorant jihadis 'have bought into fantasy fuelled by social media' | World news | The ... - 0 views
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boys aged between 10 and 20 who had been radicalised by the Taliban.
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They all told the same story, sa
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“They all had impoverished backgrounds, they were illiterate, their families had been approached by the Taliban and were coerced into abandoning their children, they were lambs to the slaughter,” she said.
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Isis's Austrian poster girl jihadi brides 'have changed their minds and want to come ho... - 1 views
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arrived in the Middle East via Turkey, 15-year-old Sabina Selimovic and 17-year-old Samra Kesinovic
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whoever is operating their pages it probably is not the girls, and that they are being used for propaganda.”
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even if they could flee, Austria’s laws bar them from returning once they have joined a foreign war.
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Two girls ages 15 and 17, who fled to Syria to join the ISIS movement are not wishing to return to their home countries. The problem, under Austria's laws they are forbidden to return for participating in a foreign war. An interesting aspect of the story is it said to have been ISIS members who were operating their social media accounts for propaganda purposes.
The Arab Spring's success story: what will it take for Tunisia to unlock its full ... - 0 views
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Tunisia kicked off investor meetings for a Eurobond without US guarantees. Tunisia's stock market has already shown political stability. Tunis index rose more than 16 percent in 2014 and trades 10 percent below record highs hit before the Arab Spring. Tunisia has potential to reform but it is in need of foreign direct investment to drive economic growth and job creation. Tunisia signed a two year deal with the international Monetary Fund in 2013, agreeing to follow certain economic policies; keeping its deficit under control, making the foreign exchange market more flexible and structural reforms.
Egyptian Women's Rights Facebook - 0 views
How the story of two fires reveals the UAE's great inequities - The Washington Post - 0 views
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As the Middle East's newest democracy, Tunisia can take economic lessons from Turkey | ... - 0 views
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Fours years after the Arab Spring, Tunisia is arguably the region's strongest democratic success story. Economic growth is still slow to develop, recognizing this lag, Tunisia has announced it will launch an emergency economic plan. Tunisia is moving in the right direction but for a long-term guide they should look to their neighboring democracy, Turkey. There is two lessons Tunisia should take away from Turkey: integration into the global economy and inclusion of the rich and poor.
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