What It Means to be a Woman Crime Fiction Novelist
Best-selling Kuwaiti author Fadwa Al Taweel shares her experiences as a woman crime fiction novelist and offers insight into the state of crime fiction novels in the Arab world.
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Saudi Women in the Workforce
Saudi Arabia has made significant progress on women’s rights and labor force participation, but there is still a lot of work to do.
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Probing Social Pressures With Textiles and Ice Cream
Emirati artist Maitha Hamdan, featured in a UAE Embassy exhibition in DC situating women in the intimate space of the majlis, uses video performance to explore the more public social restrictions imposed on women.
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Saudi Arabia’s Abaya Signals a New Era of Fashion, Empowerment, and Cultural Pride
The contemporary Saudi abaya and its alternatives have come to represent high fashion and individual style.
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Ramadan Series Tackle Women’s Issues and Religion
Ramadan has always been an opportunity to introduce new ideas to nudge viewers’ reactions; this year’s series are generating much-needed discussion on women’s issues.
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Saudi Arabia Walks the Line With Social Opening and Curbing Harassment
The public decency law aims to regulate social behavior in a way that reflects positively on Saudi Arabia’s image, the anti-harassment law is meant to regulate public behavior among individuals in society.
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The Optics of Women in the Workforce
There is a recent culture of promoting women’s workforce participation in the Middle East and North Africa, but looking solely at the data misses some of the broader discussion on women’s empowerment.
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Kuwait’s Ongoing Struggle Against Gender Violence
Grassroots activism demanding an end to gender-based violence in Kuwait has gained national traction and is encouraging more legislative action.
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Mudhawi’s List: Advocating for Kuwaiti Women in Politics
Kuwaiti women have played a significant role on the political stage in recent years, but they have yet to reach equal representation in the National Assembly. Mudhawi’s List aims to support women to achieve a more promising future in politics.
One Year On, Saudi Public Decency Law Still Meeting Resistance
The social dimension of change in the kingdom will continue to navigate a bumpy road, especially as it generates tensions and debate over the issue of decency.
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