From Driving Cars To Aiming For Space, Saudi Women Are Exercising Their Right To Opportunity
The Saudi Space Commission has partnered with the Houston-based Axiom to work towards launching the nation’s one female citizen into space next year.
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Saudi Court Confirms Loujain al-Hathloul’s Sentence
Loujain al-Hathloul was sentenced in December to serve five years and eight months in prison after she had already been detained for two and a half year in jail. The judges had capped that time period served by al-Hathloul.Â
Saudi Women Empowerment Is A Lie, Says Sister Of Saudi Activist Loujain al-Hathloul
Loujain al-Hathloul’s sibling said that people are oppressed and under the atmosphere of fear under Mohammed bin Salman.
Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul released from prison
Loujain Al-Hathloul was arrested in 2018 for seeking women’s right to drive. She campaigned for ending the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia
Reema Al Juffali Is First Saudi Woman To Compete In Motor Racing
A 26-year-old Saudi Arabian woman, Reema Al Juffali, has broken the glass-ceiling by becoming the first woman from the country to take part in competitive racing. The kingdom gave women the legal rights to drive only in June last year. Three months after the ban was lifted, Reema became the first Saudi woman to earn a racer’s licence. […]
Saudi Woman’s Car Set Ablaze After Driving Ban Lifted
On June 24, Saudi Arabia had announced that women are legally allowed to drive. Just a week later, on July 3, a woman’s car was set on fire by men who are opposing the new rule of allowing women to drive, Gulf News reported. The woman whose car was damaged is Salma al-Sherif, a 31-year-old cashier based near the city of Mecca, […]
Kuwaiti TV Host Fired Over Complaints About Her Clothes
A Kuwaiti game show host is having the worst time with Eid just around the corner as she was fired on a live show she was hosting. According to some reports, Amal Al Awadhi was hosting her show in a white dress on state-run Kuwait Television (KTV1) during which she received tonnes of angry complaints over the […]
Saudi Arabia Replaces Models With Hangers In Fashion Show
In a bid to make life a wee bit shocking for Saudi’s women, the kingdom has now crossed every line and lived up to its gender parity expectation to the fullest. Jina, a Kurdish woman, shared this video on Twitter with the caption, “I’m dying at this fashion show in Saudi, they weren’t allowed, female models”. Watch […]
Kuwaiti TV Anchor Calls Colleague “Handsome” On Air, Suspended
A Kuwaiti woman television news anchor is paying the price for complimenting a male colleague on air. Basima Al-Shammar called her male colleague “handsome”, after which she was suspended for being “flirtatious”. The anchor’s way of chatting with a male colleague on air was not taken informally. According to media reports, her casual comment was interpreted in […]
Saudi Oil Giant Appoints First Woman On Its Board Of Directors
Saudi Aramco, the Saudi kingdom’s oil giant, on April 29 appointed a woman as a member of its board of directors. This is the first time in the firm that a woman — US-based Lynn Laverty Elsenhans (60) — is included in the panel with four more new appointees. Elsenhans has previously worked as the […]
