lifetime prevalence of domestic violence in Saudi Arabia is estimated to be between 20%-39% for women, depending on the region in which they live. A 2015...
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Women in Saudi Arabia experience widespread discrimination in Saudi politics, economy and society. They have benefited from some legal reforms since 2017...
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prime minister of Saudi Arabia from 25 March 1975 to his death in 1982. Before his ascension, he was the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. He was the fifth...
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Human rights in Saudi Arabia are a topic of concern and controversy. Known for its executions of political protesters and opponents, the government of...
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The relationship between Islam and domestic violence is disputed. Even among Muslims, the uses and interpretations of Sharia, the moral code and religious...
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Iran and Saudi Arabia are engaged in an ongoing struggle for influence in the Middle East and other regions of the Muslim world. The two countries have...
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26 March 2015, Saudi Arabia, leading a coalition of nine countries from West Asia and North Africa, launched a military intervention in Yemen at the request...
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The legal system of Saudi Arabia is based on Sharia, Islamic law derived from the Quran and the Sunnah (the traditions) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad...
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Sara bint Mashour Al Saud (category Princesses of Saudi Arabia)
had been subject to domestic violence since the early days of her marriage. Similar allegations were also mentioned in the book Saudi Bodyguard by Mark...
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Mohammed bin Salman (redirect from Mohammed of Saudi Arabia)
dictator of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince and Prime Minister. He is the heir apparent to the Saudi throne, the seventh son...
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Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 1 August 2005 until his death in 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia since 13 June 1982...
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bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people in Saudi Arabia face repression and discrimination. The government of Saudi Arabia provides no legal protections for...
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The politics of Saudi Arabia takes place in the context of a unitary absolute monarchy, along traditional Islamist lines, where the King is both the head...
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Saudi Arabia ratified the 2000 UN TIP Protocol in July 2007. With respect to human trafficking, Saudi Arabia was designated, together with Italy, Japan...
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Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it is one of the countries...
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The Saudi government does not conduct a census on religion or ethnicity, but some sources estimate the Shia population in Saudi Arabia to make up around...
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articles) The history of Saudi Arabia as a nation state began with the emergence of the Al Saud dynasty in central Arabia in 1727 and the subsequent establishment...
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Canada and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have had a generally cordial relationship marred by periods of diplomatic tension. Both countries, however, share...
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The cultural setting of Saudi Arabia is greatly influenced by the Arab and Islamic culture. The society is in general deeply religious, conservative,...
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sites in Saudi Arabia Dhahran Dhahran Airfield Dhahran International Airport Diriyah Disability in Saudi Arabia Domestic violence in Saudi Arabia E-Government...
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The Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict is an ongoing armed conflict between the Royal Saudi Armed Forces and Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces that has been...
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Association for the Protection and Defense of Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia is a Saudi non-governmental organization aimed at activism for women's rights...
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of Saudi Arabia begins with the declaration of the unification of Saudi Arabia in a single kingdom in 1932. This period of time in Saudi Arabia's history...
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Tuti Tursilawati (category Violence against women in Saudi Arabia)
in Cikeusik, West Java, Indonesia – 29 October 2018 in Ta'if) was an Indonesian housekeeper who was executed on October 29, 2018 in Saudi Arabia. In 2011...
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Jamal Khashoggi (category Missing person cases in Saudi Arabia)
as editor for the Saudi Arabian newspaper Al Watan, turning it into a platform for Saudi progressives. Khashoggi fled Saudi Arabia in September 2017 and...
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1987 Mecca incident (category 1987 in Saudi Arabia)
(Arabic for pilgrimage) in Mecca, a clash between Shia pilgrim demonstrators and the Saudi Arabian security forces resulted in the death of more than 400...
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Watch (HRW), the Saudi Ministry of Labor provided official figures of 1.2 million household workers in Saudi Arabia including domestic workers, drivers...
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Death of a Princess (category Violence against women in Saudi Arabia)
produced by ATV in cooperation with WGBH in the United States. The drama is based on the true story of Princess Mishaal, a young Saudi Arabian princess, who...
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Nimr al-Nimr (category Violence against Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia)
commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was a Shia sheikh from Al-Awamiyah in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. His arrest and execution were widely condemned by...
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Adila bint Abdullah Al Saud (category Children of Abdullah of Saudi Arabia)
2010. Retrieved 5 May 2012. Stig Stenslie (2012). Regime Stability in Saudi Arabia: The Challenge of Succession. Routledge. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-136-51157-8...
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