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Saudi Arabian protests

Azza Al Shmasani alights from her car after driving in defiance of the ban in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2011.

Women take the wheel across the Middle East, and not everyone is pleased

Conflict & Justice

Saudi Arabian women planned a major protest of the country’s driving ban this weekend. But escalating threats have demonstrators rethinking their strategy.

Saudi woman who broke laws by driving granted reprieve

Saudi Woman Driver Reprieved

Saudi Women Activists Demand the Right to Drive

Conflict & Justice
The World

Follow Up: Women Fight for Their Right to Drive in Saudi Arabia

Conflict & Justice
The World

Saudi Women Demand Their Right to Drive

Lifestyle & Belief

Eman Al Nafjan is one of the proponents of the women’s driving movement in Saudi Arabia and has written about it extensively on her Saudiwoman’s Weblog. She joins us from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Driving Protests in Saudi Arabia

Conflict & Justice

There are calls for women in Saudi Arabia to stand up for their rights – by driving.

Assessing Discontent in Saudi Arabia

The stock market in the Arab world’s wealthiest country has seen a consistent slide over the past week. Jitters in Saudi Arabia are almost certainly related to calls for protests in the country to reform the royal government into a constitutional monarchy.  Several groups have sent petitions to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz with requests for […]

Assessing Discontent in Saudi Arabia

The stock market in the Arab world’s wealthiest country has seen a consistent slide over the past week. Jitters in Saudi Arabia are almost certainly related to calls for protests in the country to reform the royal government into a constitutional monarchy.  Several groups have sent petitions to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz with requests for […]