Mad Maxine? A new video game developed by a Saudi prince features feminist biker chicks

Published June 25th, 2015 - 04:00 GMT
A veiled woman takes her motor bike for a spin.  Though women are banned from driving in his home country, Saudi Prince Fahad al-Saud has developed "Saudi Girls Revolution," a post-apocalyptic action game featuring female bikers.  (AFP/Joseph Barrak)
A veiled woman takes her motor bike for a spin. Though women are banned from driving in his home country, Saudi Prince Fahad al-Saud has developed "Saudi Girls Revolution," a post-apocalyptic action game featuring female bikers. (AFP/Joseph Barrak)

A Saudi prince has women racing racing   

Barren mountains, parched landscapes, dark clouds, impassable rocks, zombies, soldiers, and giants. Behind this gloomy backdrop emerges a group of women on loud motorcycles – at full speed and with their abayas waving in the wind. Welcome to a post-apocalyptic version of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, surrounded by a world sinking into war over the last natural resources.

Source: Your Middle East

 

 

Fresh attacks on Baha'i business  

Iranian authorities have launched a renewed attack on Iran’s Baha’i  community, targeting Baha’i-run shops and small businesses. In a bid to prevent the religious minority from observing holidays, authorities ordered the closure of dozens of shops owned by Baha’is in Rafsanjan, Kerman, Sari and Hamedan.

Source: IranWire

 

Cinemas of Morocco and Egypt  

Stephan Zaubitzer started photographing movie theatres in 2003. Twelve years later, he has an impressive cinema collection in his portolio, from the United States and Romania, to Brazil and the Czech Republic. Among the cinemas he discovered and captured in his photos, there are many that can be found in Morocco and Egypt – from Casablanca, Marrakech and Tangier to Alexandria and Cairo.

Source: Middle East Revised

 

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