- 41. First Saudi Woman Climbs Everest, Is Generally a Badass
- (Feminism)
- Raha Moharrak, a 27-year-old Saudi graphic designer, reached the summit of Mount Everest over the weekend. Her amazing feat was part of an expedition called "Arabs with Attitude," which includes Qatari ...
- Created on 21 May 2013
- 42. Tribeca Film Festival Review: Wadjda
- (Movies)
- Wadjda (Waad Mohammed) is a straight-up badass. Under her traditional Saudi Arabian garb, the 10-year-old girl rocks Chuck Taylors, and her cassette player (yeah, she's that cool) screams indie rock ...
- Created on 02 May 2013
- 43. First Saudi Arabian Women Sworn in to King's Shura Counci
- (Feminism)
- In a progressive and unprecedented move, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has sworn 30 women into the Shura Council. The Council, a previously all-male body, is in charge of advising the king on issues ...
- Created on 21 February 2013
- 44. Saudi Preacher Receives Light Sentence for the Fatal Beating of His Five Year Old Daughter
- (General)
- [Trigger Warning: This post contains a description of sexual and physical assault that may potentially be triggering for survivors of such abuse.] A Saudi preacher in the city of Riyadh, imprisoned ...
- Created on 12 February 2013
- 45. IKEA Apologizes for Removing Women from Saudi Catalog
- (Feminism)
- IKEA has been under fire this past week after it was revealed that they had airbrushed all the women out of the images in their annual catalog for IKEA Saudi Arabia. They have since apologized ...
- Created on 10 October 2012
- 46. Pat Robertson Tells Man To Move To Saudi Arabia So He Can Beat His Wife
- (TV)
- ... in humanity. The latest Pat Robertson news may be the worst yet. Just a few days after appearing at a campaign rally with Mitt Romney, Pat Robertson told a man to become a Muslim and move to Saudi Arabia ...
- Created on 18 September 2012
- 47. Gender, Girls, Women, and That Olympic Stadium
- (General)
- ... sports. Come on, we’ve all heard the adage, “you throw like a girl”. So harmless right? Totally. One of the ways in which gender stole the spotlight this year is via the Saudi Arabian athletes. The ...
- Created on 13 August 2012
- 48. Fearless Saudi Arabian Olympic Athletes Called 'Prostitutes' On Twitte
- (General)
- It started with Saudi Twitter user Sultan Al Hilali, who posted a hash tag that translates as “Prostitutes of the Olympics.” Some tweeted in support of the vile phrase, but supporters of Saudi Arabia’s ...
- Created on 31 July 2012
- 49. Let's Talk About Se
- (Feminism)
- ... and conveniently ignore that Saudi Arabia (a key offending nation in Eltahawy’s article) has a more than amiable relationship with the United States. As Nesrine Malik astutely pointed out, we need to ...
- Created on 27 April 2012
- 50. Saudi Arabian Women Will Participate in the London 2012 Games
- (General)
- Though it's long overdue, this week we can celebrate the announcement that, after years of international pressure, Saudi Arabia will most likely send female athletes to the 2012 Olympic games in London. ...
- Created on 22 March 2012
