Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Women Driving

Global Perspective Julia's World Attitude October 1, 2017 by Julia Haas

Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban on Women Driving

In some very exciting news, Saudi Arabia has finally lifted the ban that had prevented women from getting their driver’s license. This article from the New York Times and the next article from Al-Jazeera both explain the reasons why the Saudi Arabian government finally lifted the ban. NY Times article Al Jazeera article As a …

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The Rohingya Crisis: A Distracted Public, A Repeated Past

Current events are commonly centered around crisis and disaster. History is pessimistic, the news is pessimistic, and there always seems to be another example of human rights being violated or people enduring suffering. Yet what is fascinating to me is what events, in particular, make the news. What do we hear about, what do we …