Saudi Superstores in Controversy Over First Female Cashiers

By Ethar Shalaby

photo by alarabiya.net

Gender Two leading Saudi supermarkets have started appointing women as cashiers. The new move has stirred controversy in the conservative country, where women are prohibited to work in gender-mixed environments.

Muslim Brotherhood Consider Boycotting Upcoming Elections

By Ethar Shalaby

Governance The legally banned largest opposition group of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB)  is considering to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled to be held in November.

Bahrain Government Closes Website of Largest Opposition Party

By Ethar Shalaby

Knowledge The Bahraini authorities blocked the internet website of  Al Wefaq Islamic Political Society. The group is the largest opposition society that composes a number of lawmakers and supports 34 parliamentary and municipal candidates, according to khaleejtimes.com.

Lebanese and Syrian Women Angry

At Songs That "Belittle" Women

By Olfa G. Tantawi

Gender In Lebanon and Syria feminist associations are taking a stand against a song that calls on women to stay at home as housewives, saying that this kind of pop culture “objectifies and belittles” women.

Moroccan Patterns and Danish Colors  

to Empower Women in Marrakech 

By Olfa G.Tantawi

Gender Female artisans from the province around Marrakech in Morocco are joined with young female designers from Copenhagen and Casablanca to work on creating leather products with new patterns and a global taste. The cooperation has more to it than training and learning skills.