Women

The Changing Face of Saudi Women?

Earlier this month, National Geographic released an article entitled ‘The Changing Face of Saudi Women’,…

Trouble in Paradise: Amal Clooney’s Fight for Justice in the Maldives

When one thinks of the Maldives, a number of images spring to mind: sparkling blue…

Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert

Sophisticated, intelligent, and wildly overachieving, Gertrude Bell is the greatest explorer and political mover and…

A Mile in Their Shoes: Coming to Terms With the Yazidi Genocide

“We were asking them to kill us. We were pulling their guns towards our heads,…

Mona Eltahawy: Leading the Middle East’s Sexual Revolution

I have recently read Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution…

Queen Rania of Jordan: A Beacon of Cultural Change in the Middle East

Harpers and Queen named her the most beautiful first lady in 2011, while Hello Magazine…

Nareen Shammo: One Woman vs. the Islamic State

The spoils of war. That is what many Yazidi women and girls have become as…