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...
