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June 11th, 2008
Saudi Arabia: The Hijab and France
· 13:56
France banned students in its schools from wearing any religious symbols and dress denoting religious affiliations - including the Islamic headscarf or the Hijab for women - in 2004. Saudi woman are now protesting against the ruling, say bloggers. 4 comments · »»
June 2nd, 2008
Bahrain: Detainees at home and abroad
· 17:26
Last December, a number of Bahrainis were arrested following clashes between protestors and security forces, and many are still being detained. Allegations have been made that some of them are being tortured. In February, eight Bahrainis were arrested in Saudi Arabia, apparently for straying into a restricted area.
Concern has been ... 0 comments · »»
May 21st, 2008
Saudi Arabia: Dhahran Under Siege
· 22:13
Saudi Arabia hosted the Gulf Cooperation Council's Summit in its Eastern province, bringing the leaders of Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and the UAE under one roof - and holding the residents of Dhahran and Dammam hostage for the duration of their meeting as all the main highways leading to and from the city were shut. 1 comment · »»
May 19th, 2008
Arabeyes: Mourning for Hadeel
· 15:07
lingua → es
Saudi blogger Hadeel El Hadeef passed away exactly a month after her 25th birthday. Bloggers from around the region come together to mourn the death and celebrate the life of the blogger, whose contributions and humanity will continue to remain a living legacy on the world wide web. 0 comments · »»
May 12th, 2008
Saudi Arabia: Why Are There No Cinemas?
· 04:01
"Why are there no cinemas in Saudi Arabia?" asks Saudi blogger Hayfa [Ar], who offers us her ideas of a workable plan to make cineplexes and movie screenings compliant with her country's traditional and religious outlook. 4 comments · »»
May 5th, 2008
Arabeyes: Freedom for Fouad Al Farhan
· 14:40
lingua → bn
Saudi blogger Fouad Al Farhan is now a free man, after spending 137 days in detention in Jeddah. While bloggers have all along speculated why he has been held by the authorities for this long, Arab bloggers are unanimously excited over his release. And they also share their hopes for the release of other jailed bloggers. 0 comments · »»
May 2nd, 2008
Saudi Arabia: Imprisoned in the Office
· 15:23
Have you ever found yourself working late in the office? From Saudi Arabia, Ar6abon [Ar] shares with us this fascinating story about how he was locked up in his office one night. 2 comments · »»
May 1st, 2008
Arabeyes: A Closer Look at Readers
· 00:30
Over the past month, several Arab bloggers have been taking a closer look at who follows their blogs and what keywords bring readers. Here's a review of what bloggers from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Egypt had to say. 3 comments · »»
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From Saudi Arabia, Hayfa [Ar] read The Prisoner by Moroccan writer Malika Oufkir and shares her thoughts about it here.
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