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A Saudi woman looks at her mobile as she walks through a coffee shop in the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2013 AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE

Opinion: It’s Time to Change Women’s Place in the Arab World

by Tariq Al-Mubarak | Oct 7, 2013 | Opinion

Every part of the world has seen changes in women’s social status at different times in history. The authoritarian male–female relationship, which entails men viewing women as their property, once existed in Europe. Not that long ago, women in Europe gained the right...

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Pro-democracy protesters perform the weekly Friday prayers at Taghyeer (Change) Square in Sana’a on April 19, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohammed al-Sayaghi)

Islamic Movements in the Gulf are Engaging with the Arab Spring

by Tariq Al-Mubarak | May 6, 2013 | Debate

It is undeniable that Islamic movements in the Gulf are engaging with the Arab Spring as part of their wider project. The “Islamic Awakening” that began in the 1980s was a kind of “rebirth” of religious sentiment among certain segments of the population;...