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An artist’s impression of the complete newly renovated Dammam women’s market. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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File photo of a Riyadh mosque. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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A boy sits outside a water pipe shop in Cairo July 13, 2006. (Reuters)


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Veil-clad female workers process olives at a factory for pickling olives in the Saudi city of Tabuk on October 23, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Al Hwaity)


Saudi women challenging male business monopoly

Saudi women challenging male business monopoly

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite official statistics showing that 75 percent of economic activity by women in Saudi Arabia is in the fields of cosmetics and catering, some women are distancing themselves from the stereotypes and starting business ventures in other...
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File photo of Saudi women attending a career fair. (AAA)


Saudi Women Workers Seeking Self-Respect

Saudi Women Workers Seeking Self-Respect

Dammam, Asharq Al-Awsat—At a time when many believe that the major motivation for Saudi women joining the labor force is economic, a new study suggests that more than half of women also seek jobs to improve their social standing or fight boredom. These figures were...