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Latest Inquiry & Analysis More > Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Tawakkul Karman – A Profile Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 752 - October 24, 2011 - By: C. Jacob* In Saudi Arabia, Renewed Debate over Women Drivers Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 694 - June 8, 2011 - By: Y. Admon* In Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Conflict Escalates over Child Bride Marriages Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 594 - March 10, 2010 - By: Y. Admon and L. Azuri* 'Honor Killings' of Women in Palestinian Society Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 588 - February 18, 2010 - By: C. Jacob* Egypt's Niqab War: The Regime and Islamic Establishment versus Extremist Islam Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 573 - December 22, 2009 - By: By: E. Glass* Kuwaiti Liberals Criticize Islamist Demand That Women MPs Wear Veil Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 571 - December 7, 2009 - By: A. Amar* In Response to Calls to Improve Status of Saudi Women, Saudi Princess Launches 'My Guardian Knows What's Best For Me' Campaign Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 559 - October 27, 2009 - By: Y. Admon * Rising Criticism of Child Bride Marriages in Saudi Arabia Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 502 - March 8, 2009 - By: Y. Admon* Iranian Women's Magazine Shut Down for Publishing Investigative Article on Martyrdom Movement Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 439 - May 22, 2008 - By: M. Nissimov, Y. Mansharof and A. Savyon* The Public Debate in Saudi Arabia on Women Driving Inquiry & Analysis Series Report - No. 402 - November 6, 2007 - By: Y. Admon*

Latest Special Dispatches More > Egyptian Cleric Sheikh Abdallah Kamal Defends Prophet Muhammad's Marriage To Aisha When She Was Six And Copulating With Her When She Was Nine Special Dispatch - No. 4465 - January 31, 2012 Saudi Journalist and TV Host Nadin Al-Badir Calls the Saudi Religious Police the 'Enemy of Society' and Says: Most of Them Are Ex-Cons Who are 'Violently Extreme' Special Dispatch - No. 4449 - January 26, 2012 Afghan Girls Take to the Gym to Practice Boxing in Defiance of Taliban Threats Special Dispatch - No. 4423 - January 16, 2012 Liberal Indian Islamic Scholar Examines Koranic Injunctions on Family Planning and Pregnancy Termination Special Dispatch - No. 4209 - October 16, 2011 Pakistani Comedian Saad Haroon Sings of 'Burka Woman,' Provoking Islamists by Mocking Conservative Garb Special Dispatch - No. 4208 - October 16, 2011 Saudis Ashamed to Reveal Their Mothers' Names Special Dispatch - No. 4171 - September 29, 2011 Women's Soccer and Basketball Teams in Saudi Arabia Try to Gain Recognition Special Dispatch - No. 4060 - August 7, 2011 Egyptian TV Debate: Should Women Be Allowed to Run for President? Special Dispatch - No. 4059 - August 7, 2011 Libyan State TV Reports on Weapons Training Course for Women of All Ages Special Dispatch - No. 4058 - August 7, 2011 Facebook 'Orange' – 75-Year-Old Illiterate Iraqi Woman Becomes Computer Savvy Special Dispatch - No. 4057 - August 7, 2011

Special Announcement More > New Reports from the Women's Studies Project Special Announcements - No. 131 - August 7, 2011

Special Reports More > Muslim Clerics on the Religious Rulings Regarding Wife-Beating Special Report - No. 27 - March 22, 2004 Friday Sermons in Saudi Mosques: Review and Analysis Special Report - No. 10 - September 26, 2002