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Iranian women made history Thursday after they were allowed for the first time in 40 years to attend a football game in a stadium, sitting next to men, to watch the national male football team play Bolivia in a friendly. Read more
Saudi women have been allowed to submit applications until March 1 to join the army as the kingdom eases tight restrictions on women’s activities in the ultra-conservative Arab country. The job announcement by the Directorate of Public Security relayed by Read more
Saudi governor of Assir province, Faisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz, has banned a top cleric from leading prayers and all religious activities after the cleric indicated that women have ‘half the brainpower of men’ when they drive. Sheikh Saad Read more