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How To Make It A Reality For Saudi Women To Participate In National Development

Many Sectors Of Society Have To Play A Part

There was no shortage of suggestions at the recent conference held recently in Jeddah on the Participation of Women in National Development as to how to increase Saudi women’s contribution to their country’s development.  Suggestions were made about how various sectors of society could help in this process. [...]

12 Year Old Saudi Girl Withdrew Divorce Petition

Child marriage is in the news again, this time involving a 12-year old Saudi girl and an 80-year old Saudi man.  Press reports said that the girl’s father arranged for her to be married to the 80-year old man in September 2009. 

Why would the father do that?  Apparently it was because of the 85,000 riyals (US$ [...]