14,000 women in Saudi Arabia are challenging the country’s arcane male guardianship laws

In Saudi Arabia women can’t even travel without a male guardian’s permission. 14,000 women challenged that degrading system today! 14,000 Saudi women filed a petition asking Saudi Arabia’s government to end its abusive male guardianship system. Under the system, women must get permission to travel abroad, and often need permission to work or study. The issue …

Academics In Support of Professor Homa Hoodfar

Campaign run by Women in Black The renowned Canadian-Iranian anthropologist, Professor Homa Hoodfar, has been arrested in Iran and has not had access to her lawyer, family members or to needed medical care. In early March just before her scheduled departure from Iran, the Counter Intelligence Unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard raided Prof. Hoodfar’s …

Saudi Arabia : Stop Stoning Sri Lankan Domestic Worker

A 45 year old, unnamed Sri Lankan migrant domestic worker and mother of 3 has been sentenced to death by stoning in Saudi Arabia for “adultery.” Zina – that is any sexual relations outside of marriage – are Hudud crimes or “crimes against God.” The man in the alleged relationship who is single has been …