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Saudi women can divorce
A member of the Saudi Scholars’ Council Sheikh Abdullah Al Manea, has issued a Fatwa confirming that women may stipulate as a condition in their marriage contracts that they have the power to divorce their husbands. Al Manea said that, if the woman stipulates the...
Saudi Stte Minister faces Criticism
Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ade lAll Jubeir took part in a discussion at British think thank Chatham House. It is fascinating to listen how Mr. Al Jubeir, a seasoned foreign affairs expert, handeled the discussion. https://lnkd.in/dyKVju7
Al Dowayan Saudi arts on BBC top 100 women list
This month, the BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. These are women who drive change on behalf of women everywhere. This year’s list included Manal Al Dowayan, a Saudi photographer and artist from Dhahran....
Brazil and Argentina to play friendly game in Riyadh
https://sports.yahoo.com/second-brazil-argentina-clash-heading-saudi-arabia-165638021--sow.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=ma Argentina and Brazil will play their second friendly game in a year next month. The game will be held at the King Saud University Stadium...
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Jeddah Autism Center – 10 Years Later
JAC (Jeddah Autism Center) celebrated its 25 years anniversary on April, 2nd 2019. At that time there was little awareness and acceptance of autism in society. Today, it is a different picture. In 2009 I visited the JAC at its first location. The center was located...
Rediscovered: Abdulaziz AlKhedir’s book on Saudi Arabia
This month, I came across a book on my shelf that I had bought many years ago but never read. It is called “Saudi Arabia: Biography and Nation”, written by Abdulaziz AlKhedir. The book is only available in Arabic, no English version. I found this book very informative...
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Al Dowayan Saudi arts on BBC top 100 women list
This month, the BBC has revealed its list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. These are women who drive change on behalf of women everywhere. This year’s list included Manal Al Dowayan, a Saudi photographer and artist from Dhahran....
Al-Mansour’s movie sent to the Oscar – 2nd try
Al-Mansour This month, Saudi Arabia nominated the movie The Perfect Candidate as best foreign language film for the Oscars. This is not the first nomination for the director and script-writer Haifaa Al Mansour, whose movie Wajda was nominated in 2012. In January 2019,...