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Women in Arab countries find themselves torn between opportunity and tradition

  • Written by Alainna Liloia, Ph.D. Student, University of Arizona
Women in Arab countries find themselves torn between opportunity and traditionIn an effort to increase tourism, Saudi Arabia recently eased its strict dress code for foreign women, allowing them to go without the body-shrouding abaya robe still mandatory for Saudi women. FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

Arab women, long relegated to the private sphere by law and social custom, are gaining new access to public life.

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