Haifaa Al Mansour on Saudi Thriller ‘Unidentified’ and Depicting the ‘Intricacies of a Culture Where Sexism and Violence Against Women Are Rampant’

Pioneering Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour has come a long way since secretly directing her 2012 drama “Wadjda,” ...
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Lift on women’s driving ban a big step in reinvention of Saudi economy

Three years ago, I travelled from western Saudi Arabia to Al-Khobar, in the country's wealthy Eastern Province, to interview some oilmen. Al-Khobar and the sprawling city next to it, Dhahran, lie next ...
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Canada criticizes Saudi Arabia over another jailed female activist

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office is publicly voicing concern about another jailed female civil-rights activist in Saudi Arabia, continuing the Canadian government’s criticism of the ...