The martial art skills of Saudi women are soon to be on public display. The first appearance of a female Saudi karate team in the fifth Arab Women Sports Tournament, which kicked off on Feb. 2 in Sharjah, in the UAE, will be broadcast on TV. Four female karate players are representing the Jeddah-based Asia Martial Art Defense Club, with another team from Riyadh also taking part. “We started our ...
![Saudi activists said more than 60 women claimed to have answered their call in October to get behind the wheel in a rare show of defiance against a ban on female driving in the ultraconservative kingdom. [geo]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Saudi/saudi_women_driving_december.jpg?itok=FhrDK47C "Saudi activists said more than 60 women claimed to have answered their call in October to get behind the wheel in a rare show of defiance against a ban on female driving in the ultraconservative kingdom. [geo]")
