“When the political turmoil happened in the 1990s, I signed a petition for the return of democracy and for a parliament, as one of the fourteen leaders, and the only woman, I added a paragraph on women’s equality. I realised there was great injustice during the 1990s which was happening to a large number of …
“Despite the presence of a large number of Saudi women drivers in Bahrain, not a single case of traffic violation has been registered against them,†Al-Riyadh Arabic daily quoted Sameem as saying. Bahrain’s traffic department has issued driving licenses to 1,107 Saudi women, Sameem confirmed. He said Saudi women have displayed exceptional control and concentration …
In actual fact, it’s not there at all. The equality question that is, not the mind: قال رئيس المجلس الإسلاميالعلمائيالشيخ عيسى Ø£ØÂمد قاسم: «إذا كانت الØÂياة النيابية تجد صÙÂÙˆÙÂاً رجالية كاÙÂية ÙÂالأولوية تÙÂرض أنتجد المرأة شر٠المكانة العالية ÙÂيمجالات أخرى كالتخصصات الÙÂقهية»، مشيرا إلى «أنتØÂقيق الاكتÙÂاء داخل صÙÂو٠النساء ÙÂÙŠ…
Humanity owes women its very existance. But all they are given is more heartache. Second- or third-class citizens in virtually all communities. No rights. Other than walking a few steps behind men. Isn’t it time they realise their own potential? Unhindered by society, custom or religion? And stop judging them by biological differences? Isn’t it …
Our illustrious Parliamentary Chairman not content with the state of our own laws, now suggests that we should import others from our giant neighbour (arabic); Saudi Arabia, especially as they pertain to the family, legal age and of course laws that would further demonstrate his complete “respect” for women. It is done of course to …