Saudi Arabia Launches First Ever Girls’ Council with No Women
Saudi Arabia recently launched its first ever girls’ council meeting with no women in sight. Pictures released to mark the first Qassim Girls Council meeting showed 13 men on stage, and not a single woman. According to the BBC the women were in another room, linked by video. The launch of the initiative was led by Prince Faisal bin Mishal bin Saud, Governor of al-Qassim province, who said he was proud of the conference which was the first of its kind in the kingdom. “In the Qassim region, we look at women as sisters to men, and we feel a responsibility to open up more and more opportunities that will serve the work of women and girls,” he is reported to have said. The girls’ council is chaired by Princess Abir bint Salman, Prince Faisal’s wife. In Saudi Arabia, a state policy of gender segregation is rigorously enforced between unrelated…
Woman Dies after Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery goes Wrong at Florida Clinic
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Handling Severe Fibromyalgia Pains
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Dr. Nawal El Saadawi- The Voice of Women in Egypt
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Women lose Their Jobs as U.S. Attorneys
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Singapore Now has More Women Scientists, Engineers with PhDs
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Women’s Day in Algeria met with Arrests
Algerian activists who had gathered to mark International Women’s Day recently were forced to disperse and arrested by large swathes of police as they…
The Place of Women in Economic Activities
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7 Ways to Enhance Hair Growth
Every woman wishes for long natural hair with a lustrous texture which will be the admiration of all as she moves along the streets…
The Hidden Treasure in Nigerian Jollof Rice (Party Rice)
Growing up in different Nigerian communities, I never felt the heterogeneous nature much especially as it concerned the very scrumptious meals served at occasions.…
Taking the Bold Step- Roshaneh Zafar
Roshaneh Zafar was born into a middle upper-class family in Lahore, Pakistan in 1967. A graduate Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA and…
