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The latest on harassment
When a person interferes to stop harassment, it could turn against him because it will be seen as interference in a matter that is not of his business. Most of us resort to expressing anger against harassment but have not ...
More driving schools for women
EVER since the issuance of the royal decree allowing women to drive on the Kingdom’s roads, no measures have been taken to establish new driving schools for women in some regions of the country despite the high demand for such ...
Empowering women at the Ministry of Justice
The Ministry of Justice recently undertook reform initiatives on many levels, the most important of which empowered women. There has recently been a lot of emphasis placed on the importance of recognizing the role of women and the urgent need ...
Why are children begging on our streets?
It is inhumane to see children begging on our streets. Making them beg is in violation of their rights. The presence of child beggars is indicative of how backward a society is, and we usually think that children only beg ...
Saudi youth should start their own businesses
Unemployment continues to put a lot of pressure on society. Although many of the unemployed look for work, finding a job does not guarantee that a person will not be unemployed again. Jobs help us meet our daily expenses and ...
Teach your daughters how to drive
By Maha Al-Shehri Okaz SEVERAL incidents of women being saviors or heroes, especially when their men developed sudden health problems while behind the wheel, have been reported in the media. Recently a female university student became the hero when she rose to the ...
Saudi wife circulates video of husband cheating on her with housemaid
Maha Al-Shehri Al-Watan Recently, a video of a Saudi man cheating on his wife with the couple’s housemaid became a sensation on social media websites. The clip was, apparently, captured by the man’s wife who then circulated it on the web. A ...
Why are female orphans being urged to accept misyar marriages?
Maha Al-Shehri Al-Watan The Ministry of Social Affairs has recently announced that it will welcome misyar marriage applications for those who want to get married to female orphans under the custody of the ministry. Misyar is a type of marriage in which ...
How can young Saudi men and women meet each other?
  Maha Al-Shehri Al-Hayat     Some young men write their Blackberry pin codes on their cars and some on the walls of girls’ schools or women’s rest rooms. Those young men want to make friends with members of the opposite sex and these are ...
Why do men try to dominate women?
Maha Al-Shehri Most men do not understand the Islamic term “qawamah”, which means that men are responsible for their families and should act as their guardians. Although “qawamah” is all about cooperation between men and women, it is sometimes used by ...
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