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Wome's Rights in Saudi Arabia
This research will review women’s rights in Saudi Arabia. This research will show how Saudi women can not complete simple daily activities because of their limited rights. I have conducted an online survey that showed what are the obstacles that Saudi women face. At the same time I received very shocking and surprising results which promise an upcoming brighter future for women’s rights. I interviewed Dr.Noura al-Ajlan a member in the Saudi Human Rights Organization, in order to explore the problem in Saudi Arabia.

A- Introduction:
• The way media presents Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …………………3
• Brief history of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia …………………………..4

B- Body:
i. Subtopic 1:
• Women’s education………………………………………….4
• Example……………………………………………………...5

ii. Subtopic 2:
• Women’s driving…………………………………………….5
• Example……………………………………………………..5

iii. Subtopic 3:
• Women’s employment……………………………………….5

iv. Survey paragraph……………………………………………………6

v. Interview paragraph…………………………………………………7

C- Conclusion
• Summary……………………………………………………7

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has successfully proven its presence to other countries and is by being one of the few fast growing countries around the world. Throughout time it has managed to develop in many sectors in a short time such as: education, health and technology. However, if we look at the media and the image it is presenting to the world about Saudi Arabia, a negative image of the country will be found as it faces many accusations such as it being a terrorist country. Most of what the media shows is not true, however there is truth behind what media shows. An issue they constantly bring up is human rights in Saudi Arabia and more specifically women 's rights. The media keeps focusing the light on certain questions such as "why can 't Saudi women drive?", or "how come men in Saudi get to vote while women can 't" or "why do Saudi women need their legal guardian 's approval to travel?” this endless questioning is always



References: "A Declaration of Women 's Rights in Islamic Societies." Council for Secular Humanism. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. . "Human Rights in Saudi Arabia." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. . "Human Rights in Saudi Arabia." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. . "Saudi Arabia Human Rights." American History and World History at Historycentral.com the Largest and Most Complete History Site on the Web. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. . "Saudi Arabia: Women Seek Change, But Embrace Islamic Traditions - Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2011." Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty - Free Media in Unfree Societies. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. . "Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Promises Broken | Human Rights Watch." Home | Human Rights Watch. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. . "Women 's Rights in Saudi Arabia." PRI 's The World. Web. 01 Apr. 2011. .

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