Saudi Women spectators not allowed in stadiums JEDDAH: An official at the Saudi Youth Welfare Presidency has denied media reports that it had allowed women to enter playgrounds and watch matches.The presidency has so far not issued any orders permitting women to enter a stadium and watch matches, according to Ahmad Rawzi, director of the presidency’s Jeddah office.“If there was any formal order allowing women to enter playgrounds, it would have been announced officially by the presidency authorities,” he said.Rawzi was reacting to reports that women were permitted to watch the Asian Men's Handball Championship, which is being held in Jeddah.S...More

Saudi Women spectators not allowed in stadiums JEDDAH: An official at the Saudi Youth Welfare Presidency has denied media reports that it had allowed women to enter playgrounds and watch matches.The presidency has so far not issued any orders permitting women to enter a stadium and watch matches, according to Ahmad Rawzi, director of the presidency’s Jeddah office.“If there was any formal order allowing women to enter playgrounds, it would have been announced officially by the presidency authorities,” he said.Rawzi was reacting to reports that women were permitted to watch the Asian Men's Handball Championship, which is being held in Jeddah.S...More

Turkish Women's Magazine Targets the Chaste Every lifestyle has its own magazine, from sailors to hunters, athletes to musicians. But headscarf-wearing women have been forced to do without -- until now. The Turkish glossy Alâ has found a niche, and is fighting the 'battle against nudity.' For reasons of data protection and privacy, your IP address will only be stored if you are a registered user of Facebook and you are currently logged in to the service. For more detailed information, please click on the "i" symbol.it wasn't the usual images -- those of long shapely legs and deep cleavage -- that outraged Ibrahim Burak Birer, 31. Rat...More

Bangladesh at least 325 women tortured, killed by husbands f... Angry Brides ": an online game to fight dowry murdersAn Indian marriage agency launches "Angry Brides", where a woman throws things at future husbands seeking exaggerated dowry. In Bangladesh at least 325 women were tortured and killed by their husbands or their families in 2011. In India more than 8 thousand cases in 2010.Dhaka (AsiaNews) - At least 325 women were tortured and killed for dowry-related reasons, in 2011. This is confirmed by a joint investigation of Ain-O-Salish Kendro (Ask), Bangladesh Mahila Parishad and Odhikar. The three NGOs, however, specify that these are only partial data, taking...More

Dutch plan ban on Muslim face veils next year Netherlands hopes to introduce a ban on the wearing of the full Islamic veil early next year. The Dutch minority government plans to ban Muslim face veils such as burqas and other forms of clothing that cover the face from next year.The ban would make the Netherlands, where 1 million out of 17 million people are Muslim, the second European Union country to ban the burqa after France, and would apply to face-covering veils if they were worn in public.“People should be able to look at each other’s faces and recognize each other when they meet,” the interior affairs ministry said in a statement on Frida...More

Saudi Arabia opens women-only cafes Saudi Arabia is launching a series of women-only cafes and restaurants, which is being met with optimism from women in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom.Dina Abdelrahman Said told Bikyamasr.com from her house in Riyadh that “too often when we go out we are hassled by the morality police for our clothes, who we are with and it has become too much. Hopefully these cafes will help end this harassment and get women together on their own.”The first restaurant is owned by businesswoman Hind Abdul Aziz and will be a public dining restaurant in the Qaseem province in central Saudi Arabia.“The restaurant ha...More

Kuwait police arrest 3 girls for being naked under abaya Police have arrested three girls — a Kuwaiti and two GCC nationals, one of whom is a minor — for wearing no clothes except abayas at a café in a commercial complex in Salmiya, the Al-Rai daily reported.According to the newspaper report, a boy reportedly told his mother that he saw a naked girl in the café and the mother then noticed the three girls and called the Operations Department of the Interior Ministry. The three girls told police that they had consensual sex in an apartment, consumed alcohol and got drunk. The girls added that when they regained their consciousness, they came to the c...More