Will Saudi Arabia ever give women equal rights?

From June, women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to drive for the first time in the nation's history. ... Make major decisions without male permission ... read more

Because of shame and because of "haram" women in Saudi Arabia will never have equal rights. True there are seven members of Parliment who happen to be female, but that is about it. Long and far are the days when a lady shall be free to choose what to ware, and whether she wants to cover hair or not. read more

During the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, women's rights in Saudi Arabia were limited in comparison to the rights of women in many of its neighbors. The World Economic Forum's 2016 Global Gender Gap Report ranked Saudi Arabia 141 out of 144 countries for gender parity, down from 134 out of 145 in 2015. read more

Saudi Arabia, which denies women equal rights, makes a robot a citizen by Cleve R. Wootson Jr. October 29, 2017 Email the author Until recently, the most famous thing that Sophia the robot had ever done was beat Jimmy Fallon a little too easily in a nationally televised game of rock-paper-scissors. read more