The Western crusade to rescue Muslim women has reduced them to a simplistic stereotype
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Have Saudi Women Traded Civil Rights for Driving Rights?
Arguing against the driving ban but within Islamic law can be an effective strategy
Forbidden to Drive: A Saudi Woman On Life Inside the Kingdom
A young journalist describes the countless ways Saudi Arabia’s regressive laws affect her nation’s society, economy and even immigration
Roma Writer: Actually, Stealing Children Isn’t Our Favorite Pastime
We have enough children of our own, thank you. And ethnicity alone is not a crime
Assange Biopic Ignores Sexual-Assault Allegations
Filmmakers have given us a redacted history of Julian Assange—exactly the kind that WikiLeaks set out to dismantle
Malala Yousafzai: ‘The Day I Woke Up in the Hospital’
“Something bad happened to you,” said Dr. Fiona. I knew I was not in my homeland
Tony Blair and Howard Buffett: African Leaders, Not Aid Donors, Must Lead the Way to Ending Hunger
Despite the progress we have made in eradicating disease, advancing new technologies and improving wellbeing, it is difficult to fathom that we still fail to feed nearly a billion people in the world. Nowhere is chronic food …
White House Waffles on Egypt, Again
The Obama administration is right to suspend some but not all military aid. If only they could make that message clearer.
What’s Holding Japanese Women Back
Prime Minister Abe’s call for women to “rise up” is great, but he needs to change Japan’s sexist business culture
We Need to Worry About Somali Terrorists in the U.S.
A cadre of young Somali-American men are getting indoctrinated in the belief that it’s okay to attack people who disagree with you
The World’s Emerging Democracies Don’t Like Us Either
Suspicions of American intentions in Brazil and elsewhere run deep after revelations about NSA data-gathering in those countries
Putin’s Pawn: Forget Chess or Checkers — Obama Forfeited
History is longer than the news cycle or a term in office, writes the chess champion
Military Recruiters Have Gone Too Far
The Pentagon is using video games to infiltrate middle schools.