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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
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)
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;...
