A Troubled Kingdom

Women at the Corniche in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

How rising numbers of Gulf women are escaping abuse to seek asylum

A Troubled Kingdom

Women from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are increasingly risking their lives to flee. Some plan their escapes for years, and even with so much planning, there are times when things go wrong.

Hatoon Kadi

Cracking up or cracking down? For Saudi comedians, the red lines are a ‘moving target.’

A Troubled Kingdom
Doaa Naeem (right) and her sister Fatimah Naeem ride their bikes along the Corniche in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi cyclist says it takes a ‘brave heart’ to normalize the sport for women

A Troubled Kingdom
Kamal, a tour guide in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

This Saudi tour guide wants you to come to his hometown, Jeddah

A Troubled Kingdom
A woman wearing a black veil puts her blocks her face standing in a department store.

At the Riyadh mall, Saudi women sell everything from lingerie to popcorn. Meet the kingdom’s new workforce.

A Troubled Kingdom
Sharia Walker heads home after a long day at work in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Saudi women can drive. But gender equality isn’t yet ‘mainstream.’

A Troubled Kingdom

Until last summer, Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world where women weren’t allowed to drive, a policy that had been in place since 1957.