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The actress Alyssa Milano urged people to acknowledge on social media if they had experienced sexual harassment or assault. Credit Randy Shropshire/Getty Images

#MeToo Floods Social Media with Stories of Harassment, Assault

by Anna Codrea-Rado | Oct 18, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

New York- Women are posting messages on social media to show how commonplace sexual assault and harassment are, using the hashtag #MeToo to express that they, too, have been victims of such misconduct. The messages bearing witness began appearing frequently on...

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Canadian Research: Gossip is a Vital, Social Skill

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 6, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat — Canadian researchers suggests that gossiping, one of the detestable human traits in most societies, is one of the vital characteristics to develop relationships among people. Researchers from the University of Ottawa said men talk about cues...

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Saudi woman sitting behind the driving wheel. Reuters

Saudi Interior Ministry: ‘Ready to Apply Provisions of the Traffic Law on Men, Women’

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Sep 29, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Dammam- Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki said that women would be allowed to drive from the age of 18 as they can obtain a driver’s license and drive a car in the kingdom. Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef said security forces...

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Women in a car show (Asharq Al-Awsat)

More than Just Driving Cars

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 28, 2017 | Opinion

These are happy and historic days in Saudi Arabia! There are positive changes that would have never crossed our minds after years of despair. For decades, every time an obstacle was removed, social and political battles would erupt tackling education, employment,...

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King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

King Salman Grants Saudi Women Right to Drive

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued on Tuesday a Supreme Order that allows Saudi women to drive cars in the Kingdom. The decree said that women would not be allowed to drive immediately as the new order is scheduled to...