Saudi women entrepreneurs fight cultural conditioning - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

Sep 11, 2020

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Women driving has become a common sight in Saudi cities

After five years of driving, roadblocks remain for Saudi women

Agence France-Presse

The youngest of the three Otaibi sisters, Manahel, now 29, is photographed walking through the streets of Riyadh in Western dress before her arrest in 2022 for challenging the kingdom's dress code for women

'Crumbs of freedom': Saudi sisters prove limits of social change

Agence France-Presse

ST PAUL, MN - AUGUST 05: Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference outside the DFL Headquarters on August 5, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. Omar is hoping to retain her seat as the representative for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in next week's primary election. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

Intel: House Democrats want answers from Saudi ambassador over jailed female activists

Elizabeth Hagedorn

Elizabeth Hagedorn

In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights

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As Saudi Arabia pushes socioeconomic change, arrests show limits to reform

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business