Saudi Arabia

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Abstract

This entry tries to give a brief view about Saudi women with some questions as who are Saudi women are and why they tended to make international headlines whenever Saudi Arabia is mentioned. What is their status, what do they represent, what are their challenges in a modern world and how do they face them, since the sixties and up to the publication of this encyclopedia in 2012, 2013.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Oxford Encyclopaedia of Islam and Women
EditorsNatana J. Delong-Bas
Place of PublicationOxford
PublisherOxford University Press
Pages208-214
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9780199764471
ISBN (Print)9780199764464
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Oct 2013

Keywords

  • Saudi Women
  • Modernity
  • Saudi Arabia
  • women's activism

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