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October 2013

October 10, 2013

Thanks, Sheikh, But My Pelvis Is Fine

Editor’s note: I would like to welcome Nicole Hunter Mostafa, a past MMW guest contributor,...

August 2012

August 28, 2012

Queendom of Saudi Arabia Actually a Result of Kneejerk Journalistic Illiteracy

About two weeks ago, my bulging eyes nearly met my falling jaw when I came...

July 2012

July 16, 2012

The Right to Play or Creeping Sharia? FIFA Overturns its Headscarf Ban

FIFA has overturned its headscarf ban, enforced since 2007, on women playing soccer with their...

March 2012

March 20, 2012

Saudi Female Students Spark a Revolution

On a quiet Saturday morning, while browsing the web for the day’s news, a story...

December 2011

December 07, 2011

Riding in Cars with Satan

2001: Driver’s Education on a warm spring day. Despite years of riding in cars, I...

November 2011

November 24, 2011

Roundtable: Amnesty UK’s Video on Saudi Women (and Men)

Editor's note: When Azra forwarded us this article, everyone had something to say. Below are...

June 2011

June 22, 2011

Saudi Women Set Their Sights on the Right to Vote

Last March, Saudi authorities stated that half the seats in the municipal council in the...

April 2011

April 12, 2011

Wiam Wahhab’s Trash-Talking Politics

Wiam Wahhab is the leader of the Tawhid Movement in Lebanon. A former MP and...

September 2010

September 06, 2010

More female Saudi TV stars this Ramadan

This originally appeared in the Saudi Gazette. Saudi TV dramas are undergoing a revolution with...

August 2010

August 26, 2010

Putting Texts in Context: Saudi Text Tagging

Earlier this month, CNN Expansión reported that the Saudi government aimed to prohibit the Blackberry...

August 16, 2010

Nothing is worse for a Saudi man than imagining himself a woman

This post was written by Eman Al Nafjan and originally appeared at her blog Saudiwoman's...

February 2010

February 01, 2010

68 Percent of Saudi Girls Drop Last Name on Facebook

This was written by Iman al Khaddaf and originally appeared in Asharq Alawsat. Are you...

November 2008

November 11, 2008

Saudi women bridge the gender gap

A U.A.E.-based newspaper, The National, published a story yesterday about increasing numbers of Saudi women...

September 2008

September 16, 2008

Drawn-Out: Stan of Arabia

So this is old. 2005 old. But I just saw it so I'm writing. I'm...

September 01, 2008

One on One interviews Muna Abu Sulayman

First, Ramadan mubarak to all MMW readers! I know that Fatemeh said that already, but...