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In a March 4 speech, former Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane, currently secretary-general of the Islamist-leaning Justice and Development Party (PJD), threatened a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285918
ISSN: 2633-304X
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He claimed Turkey had implemented many reforms to improve women's situation, but he and those around him have adopted an increasingly conservative discourse on women and been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260050
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Nearly a year into the ‘Vision 2030’ strategic plan, Riyadh is also seeking to boost the economy and combat boredom among Saudi youth through some cautious steps towards social…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219739
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A reduction in executions, mostly from drugs offences, has been a significant social legacy of President Hassan Rouhani, who leaves office in August. Before then, he will also try…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259901
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The rapid social changes under way, such as letting women drive and reopening cinemas, largely focus on creating new economic opportunities. They also serve a political purpose…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236599
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Gendered online intimidation and violence in Iraq is often politically motivated, aimed at silencing dissenting voices and encouraging women to retreat from public life. State…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271629
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Although this remains against the law, he said police enforcement could lead to a "wide-scale negative reaction". An ongoing Iranian conversation about economic and political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236226
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In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280059
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They were charged with engaging in premarital sex and getting an abortion. The case has become a national and even an international cause, with human rights organisations…
The measures represent a milestone in the ongoing process of easing restrictive rules which make women legally dependent on husbands or male relatives. However, several leading…