Saudi Female Modernization | Analysis: Female minister just one of Saudi king’s steps forward

February 17, 2009 by frankls
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Analysis: Female minister just one of Saudi king’s steps forward
What could be bigger than the appointment of the first female minister in Saudi Arabia?

Possibly the appointment of a new minister of justice who may actually help her get equal rights with her male counterpart.
Right now, Norah al-Faiz, the new deputy minister for women’s education, is bound by the same laws as every other woman in the land. She can do only what her closest male relative permits. For many women of her status and education, that law is interpreted liberally, but for the vast majority, it is not.

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