Women rights

At least 45 women and girls were arrested and allegedly beaten by Bahraini security forces on suspicion of creating anti-government dissent.

Women are making progress in Saudi Arabia – in a brief speech Sunday, King Abdullah announced they will be granted the right to vote.

“Islam does not forbid a woman to bathe, but only if she covers herself in a decent way, to protect herself from the looks and please only God,” insisted Fatima, a mother of two emerging from the water in a long black robe.

Twenty-two year old Amira went through a clandestine abortion to escape society’s retributions. She was in love with her boyfriend of five years and insisted that the pregnancy was an innocent mistake.

“Three women are in critical condition and their faces have been completely burnt but the others are in recovery and have been admitted to the burns unit,”

“We are here to express our anger. Instead of giving heavy punishment to the rapists, the governor blamed it on women's dress. This is discrimination,” protest coordinator Chika Noya told AFP.

She described her contribution to undermining Qaddafi’s rule in a matter-of-fact way and had to be prompted to reflect on what had been at stake.

One might wonder why I am taking the time to respond to this inflammatory article

"Allah's Apostle once said to a group of woman ; "I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. A cautious, sensible man could be led astray by some of you."

according to Saudi media reports, Darsem killed her employer’s relative - a man who was mentally ill - with a hammer to the head after he attacked her. She then threw his body in an empty water tank and covered it with concrete.