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Historically Arabs are notorious for their autocratic business model, however in today’s highly competitive world companies fall over each in trying to gain consumer loyalty through quality products and better customer services. Unfortunately not all Saudi companies have caught on … Continue reading →

  Women driving has been a controversial issue in Saudi Arabia since 1990when 47 women got into 14 cars and drove on to a main street in Riyadh. They were stopped, suspended from work for two years and condemned for years in religious … Continue reading →

I am honored to have a mention among the top 100 global thinkers of 2011. The magic of internet and social media that I was heard despite being just an average Saudi woman with no platform. And just by starting … Continue reading →

The ministry of justice was provoked this week by an outspoken piece by Dr. Badriya Al Bishr to issue a statement to the same newspaper where Al Bishr’s piece was published. Al Bishr criticized the white washing of the Saudi … Continue reading →

I just thought that I would honor the memory of Jack Jewell, a close family friend. My family first got to know him and his wife Jane the year I was born in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Later when we lived for … Continue reading →

The first Riyadh women only walk to raise awareness about breast cancer is on Oct 27th. Tickets are going fast. You can purchase yours from any of the following places: We are NOW selling tickets at: The Pancake House: (King … Continue reading →

This is the English original version I wrote and was translated to German and published in the new print edition of Stern magazine no41/2011, out today, Thursday, 6th of October, pages 54-57. In Saudi Arabia my gender decides whether or … Continue reading →

  What’s it like being a Saudi woman? A common question I’ve come to expect from outsiders – even fellow Arabs. The restrictiveness of the guardianship system, gender segregation and a persistently sexist culture add up to create an exotic … Continue reading →

Every accusation imaginable has been thrown at Saudi women who spoke up for their right to drive their own cars. Sheikhs and ultra conservatives have created this intricate conspiracy theory on how this whole demand is a well-planned Iranian/Shia plight … Continue reading →

On 11 March, when Saudi protesters’ “day of rage” did not materialise, Fouad al-Farhan, a human rights activist, tweeted: “My fear is that the ceiling of our reformist demands will be lowered to women driving for some and combating westernisation … Continue reading →