Art and Culture
By Iqbal Tamimi Women have been banned from a talent show in Saudi Arabia. The city of Buraydah in Saudi Arabia has created its own version of “Britain Got Talent” television reality show, but women are banned from taking part... Read more
Herstory
By Iqbal Tamimi Saudi human rights activist, Samar Badawi, who received the prestigious “Women of Courage Award” from the US State Department after she filed a lawsuit against her father challenging the kingdom’s rigid... Read more
Caricature
The Moustache is a sign of manhood in the Arab Region and more so in the GCC. And old Arab proverb once professed “every moustache has its scissors,” an indication that behind every moustache is a respectable male deserving of the utmost... Read more
News
By Iqbal Tamimi A Saudi young man in his twenties disguised in women’s outfit entered a women’s café in the Saudi city of Tabook was punished severely by women
Read moreFile this under awesome, amazing, and downright courageous: A Saudi woman publicly defied the country’s ultra-strict religious police, to stand by her decision to rock a manicure
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Art and Culture
The first Saudi feature film is directed by a Saudi woman and talks about a Saudi woman’s dream By Iqbal Tamimi It has been a gigantic leap for Saudi women to Cannes 2012 Festival. The Saudi female filmmaker unveiled the dreams of ‘Wadjidah’... Read more
Herstory
By Iqbal Tamimi The 33 year old Saudi human rights activist was put to the test when her boss forced her to make the tough decision between her job and attending an event held in Norway where she can share her experience of fighting for... Read more
Herstory
By Iqbal Tamimi Three Saudi women inventors won medals at the international exhibition of inventions of women (KIWIE), held recently at the Korean capital Seoul, with the participation of 270 competitors from 23 countries. The event, which was... Read more
Art and Culture
{jcomments on} Soap Opera addiction is the title of this cartoon by Saudi cartoonist Rabeea. It reflects a negative image of women as lazy, over weight and good for nothing that the husband is forced to drag his wife by force from the... Read more