Fantasy or reality: a city in Saudi Arabia for women only

The only solution to finding work for all these educated Saudi women and maintaining the strict separation of sexes is to build an entire city for just the ladies; video of bank robbery in Lebanon; village justice is largely peaceful in Egypt; and a roundup within a roundup.

Does a city for just ladies solve any of the deeper issues of women's equality in Saudi?

American Bedu [2]

Saudi Arabia: Does the Kingdom Need a Women-Only City?

The Saudi Industrial Property Authority, otherwise known as “Modon,” has been charged to lead a new governmental initiative. Towards promoting more opportunities and allowing women to capitalize on their university degrees and skills, a sharia compliant city for women-only will be built in the town of Hafuf located in the Kingdom’s Eastern Province.

Blog +961 [3]

Video of the army officer shot during BLOM Bank robbery in Elissar

A friend of mine sent me the below video today showing how the army officer, Rayan Al Jourdi, was shot during BLOM Bank robbery a few days ago in Elissar.

A Sense of Belonging [4]

Non-Traditional Justice in Upper Egypt

Throughout Egypt the justice system is known to be very slow. Though it has a long and respectable history, as the population exploded and litigation increased, many turn to non-traditional methods to avoid spending a year or more in court.

Syria Comment [5]

News Round Up (14 Aug 2012)

All things Syrian are covered in this very thorough and routine news round up.