A Saudi woman activist marked this year's International Women's Day by defying a ban on women driving in the ultra-conservative kingdom and posted a video of her act on YouTube.

More than 1,100 Saudi men and women signed a petition to King Abdullah urging him to lift the controversial ban on women driving. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

An American businesswoman was carted off to jail by religious police in Saudi Arabia for sitting with a male colleague at a Starbucks in Riyadh, the Times of London reported. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

The driving ban applies to all women, Saudi and foreign, and forces families to hire live-in drivers. Women whose families cannot afford $300-$400 a month for a driver must rely on male relatives to drive them to work, school, shopping or the doctor's. picked by DemureArt 11 months ago

Some crazy kids from Saudi Arabia using sandals as skates on a public highway going very fast. These guys are nuts! picked by shredtone 2 years ago

A Saudi man divorced his wife for watching alone a television programme presented by a male, an act he deemed immoral picked by Hoosker 11 months ago

A 50-year-old Saudi woman asked for divorce after her husband lifted her face veil while she was sleeping, local press reported.

For 30 years, the wife said she never showed her face to her husband in conformity with the tradition of her native village near the south western Saudi city of Khamis Mushayt. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Saudi Marriage 'Expert' Advises Men in 'Right Way' to Beat Their Wives.

What planet am I on? picked by Proverb 10 months ago

The Saudi judiciary on Tuesday defended a court verdict that sentenced a 19-year-old victim of a gang rape to six months in jail and 200 lashes because she was with an unrelated male when they attacked. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Prosecutors in Saudi Arabia have begun investigating 57 young men who were arrested on Thursday for flirting with girls at shopping centres in Mecca. picked by topofall 6 months ago

International Muslim students have asked universities to change class times so they can attend prayers. They also want a female-only area for Muslim students to eat and relax.

In a rare moment of sanity and backbone, at least one institution has rejected their demands, arguing that the university is secular and it does not want to set any sort of precedent or special treatment. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

Saudi Arabia has agreed to forgive 80 percent of the more than $15 billion that Iraq owes the kingdom. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

A Saudi Arabian judge sentenced 20 foreigners to receive lashes and spend several months in prison after convicting them of attending a party where alcohol was served and men and women danced. Good thing they didn't have a hot tub!! picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

Due to strain on tensions between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over Saudi inmates at Guantanamo, the U.S. has released dozens of Saudi inmates over the last year. Today 10 more were released.

"The government in Riyadh will mitigate any risk posed by the former detainees with a programme to integrate them into civilian life, the Pentagon says." picked by dreamering 8 months ago

The legs are long, the eyes are big, the bodies curvaceous. Contestants in this Saudi-style beauty pageant have all the features you might expect anywhere else in the world, but with one crucial difference -- the competitors are camels. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Human Rights Watch has appealed to Saudi Arabia to halt the execution of a woman convicted of witchcraft. picked by mutil8or 6 months ago

If this report is correct then its a decent outcome. Was it down to world pressure? picked by topofall 8 months ago

A Saudi television programme has been giving teenagers lessons in how to beat their wives. picked by fogowar 10 months ago

Yep... it's her fault for being alone with a man not related to her. Another example of Islamic law at it's finest! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

"I made it in less than 24 hours. In 'Schism,' I have used the same methodology that Wilders has used and that involves taking texts out of context," he told Arab News, adding that he made the film to prove that it is incorrect to judge Islam by watching "Fitna." picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Sounds like one of those tabloid stories, huh? This video is extremely disturbing and incredibly sad. More information on harlequin icthyosis here.
If video isn't working click here. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago