By elan on Muslims from www.elanthemag.com
Women in Saudi Arabia are now in charge of their own narratives.Armed with the knowledge of the system, their independent views, strategic planning and specialized initiatives, a coalition has formed of sorts, where each woman is spearheading a cause that is close to her.
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By MuslimMatters on News from muslimmatters.org
“I had to work continuously since I had to do the chores of all the occupants and when I wanted to take rest due to tiredness, they inserted the nail in my body as a punishment,” she said. “I had to work from dawn to dusk. I hardly slept. They beat me and threatened to kill me and hide my body.” She added that she arranged her travel documents to return home on her own expense. “They were really devils with no mercy at all,” she said. 
By elan on Everything Else from www.elanthemag.com
According to a recent study conducted by the asset management firm Al Masah Capital, Saudi Arabian women have a whole lot of pennies in their piggy banks to the tune of about US$12 billion smackeroos. The cold hard cash is languishing in banks around the Gulf Kingdom, just waiting for several rainy days to strike. Can anyone say matching Prada purse and shoes..puh..leaze?
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By elan on News from www.elanthemag.com
Saudi Arabia is clamping down ... on jazzercise. The Kingdom shut down an all-women’s fitness center attached to a Jeddah hospital this week. Apparently, the government forbids the establishment of women’s fitness centers, condemning women to a future of love-handles and high blood pressure. The demand for such centers is understandably high, so several women’s wellness clubs have opened under the radar. According to news reports, the government has recently shut down two similar women’s gyms in other locations. Read More 
By MuslimahMediaWatch on Everything Else from muslimahmediawatch.org
Something decidedly medieval is in the air in Saudi Arabia. Fears of black magic and curses cast by Indonesian domestic helpers have spread across the country, and Saudi employers increasingly feel the need to hire private investigators to check their domestic workers for suspicious behavior and evidence for witchcraft.Investigators, mostly foreign women from neighboring countries, [...] 
By IslamOnline on News from www.islamonline.net
CAIRO — Saudi religious tourism business, particularly hotels and tour operators, are bracing for major losses during the annual hajj season with many Muslims reluctant to travel to the holy lands because of swine flu fears.. 
