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Saudi women are going to college, running for office and changing the conservative country

  • Written by Alainna Liloia, Graduate Associate, Ph.D. Student, University of Arizona

Saudi Arabia is a notoriously difficult place to be a woman.

The kingdom enforces a strict interpretation of Islamic law that sees the separation of men and women as a defining aspect of an Islamic society. It also puts men in charge of their female relatives. Under this “guardianship system,” as it’s known, Saudi women must get...

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