Drinking in Saudi Arabia With a 74year old grandfather awaiting 350 lashes in a Saudi Jail for possession of Alcohol Saudi Arabia is once again in the news for its wonderful views on corporal punishment. It is also very…
Do Saudis Drink Alcohol?
Category: Women in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women will compete in the Olympics; an update
Two Saudi Women to compete in the Olympics Finally Saudi Arabia has actually announced the names of two female athletes who will join their Olympic team in London and finally join Qatar and Brunei in ending their male only…
Saudi Police and illegal female workers
This post about the Saudi police and female illegal workers is inspired by events a few weeks ago in Riyadh. A friend of myself and my wife is working illegally in Riyadh after having run away from her employer several…
Saudi Women to Compete in London Olympics
I am not sure if I actually believe the announcement made today that Saudi women are to compete in the London Olympics.Until now everything has been very clear that women will not be allowed to compete, after all they are…
Women Driving in Saudi Arabia
As I am sure every reader of this will know, women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia; a ban that many women within Saudi would like to see lifted. After all many of these women actually hold international…
What can you wear as a woman in Saudi Arabia?
Women in Saudi Arabia are very restricted with regards to just about every aspect of their lives, they cannot drive, they cannot travel without permission, they are segregated from men and so on. They are even restricted as to how…
How many women work in Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has a high proportion of its young “work force” that are well educated to degree level; but how many women work in Saudi Arabia? Out of over 5 million female graduates in Saudi only about 10%, 500,000 have…
Women working in Saudi Arabia
Can a Woman Work in Saudi Arabia? Having had the opportunity to work for and visit many companies in Saudi Arabia I have seen very few women working in Saudi Arabia. It is not that they are not allowed…