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A taste of freedom in Saudi Arabia


Women in Saudi Arabia are often seen in the West as oppressed. The Nesma embroidery and tailoring center in Jeddah is breaking new ground, giving Saudi woman a sense of freedom in a country that until recently excluded them from public life.

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29.08.2017 | 15:54

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Indian women take over ‘men’s sport’

Sport5India recently launched its first women professional Kabaddi league. The popular South Asian sport has traditionally been dominated by men but women Kabaddi players say they are out there to demonstrate the ‘girl power.’

 

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01.08.2016 | 15:52

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Comments of the Week

© AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

© AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

The refugee crisis remains a hot topic in Europe. The sexual assaults in Cologne on New Year’s Eve have made it even more complicated. Another sexual crime committed by a refugee was reported last week. Read a reader’s comment here. Another question that popped up: Do women have to vote for Hillary Clinton to become the next US president just because she is a woman? And the never ending debate: Who should do the household chores; only the wife, or the wife and the husband?

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12.02.2016 | 15:03

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Comments of the week

polizeiThe mass sexual assault in Cologne on New Year’s Eve has sparked discussion and debate about Germany’s policy to accept refugees. Check out the readers’ comments here! Maybe yours is picked for this week’s Comments of the Week.

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14.01.2016 | 21:42

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San Bernardino: The woman who shot people

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The involvement of a Pakistani woman in the San Bernadino shooting throws light on deep religious differences between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, says Pakistani columnist Nadeem F. Paracha.

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22.12.2015 | 12:36

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What women are not allowed to do in Saudi Arabia

© Getty Images/AFP/R. Moghrabi

© Getty Images/AFP/R. Moghrabi

The human rights record of Saudi Arabia is far from good. One of the things which makes it bad is the protection of women and their rights. Even though women have been allowed to take part in an election recently for the first time, as voters and as candidates, they are still not allowed to do some things or restricted. And those are things which are considered normal for women in other countries. Here are some of the things.

 

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22.12.2015 | 12:34

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Women in the News

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A woman was one of the culprit of the San Bernardino shooting, which caused the death of 14 people on Wednesday December 2. What moves a woman to commit mass murder? Another question that popped up in the news this week: should a teenage rapist get a second chance? Read on!

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22.12.2015 | 12:13

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