Gender and women's studies, sociology of families, economic sociology, social demography, development studies, Middle East Studies

Saudi Woman to Be Lashed for Driving, Despite Royal Pardon

by Nivien Saleh

Article about my student Shaima Jastaniah, written for The Atlantic on December 5, 2011.

Remember Shaima Jastaniah, the Saudi woman who made international headlines in September by being condemned to ten... more Remember Shaima Jastaniah, the Saudi woman who made international headlines in September by being condemned to ten lashes for driving a car through the coastal city of Jeddah? King Abdallah pardoned her personally. But it now turns out that she may be lashed after all. ....