In my first article, “Saudi woman’s flight rallies opposition to male guardianship” it talked about how women in Saudi Arabia right now need male approval to do a lot of basic tasks. Its so sexist and makes to Saudi women feel oppressed. There has been a rise in a movement to empower women and to get rid of the guardianship that exists there. Women have just been allowed to drive in the past couple of years, so they have been taking steps in the right direction for women’s rights. There is still a long way to go for equality in Saudi Arabia. Right now women need their husbands, fathers, uncle, brothers or even their own son, approval so they can marry, travel abroad, or even get a passport. From this, there has been a push to support women.
My second article, “Australia to consider taking in Saudi teen who fled family ‘abuse’” was about an eighteen-year-old girl who fled her family to Thailand. She was assessed by the United Nations refugee agency to assess her asylum claim as she waited in Thailand. They concluded that her family was abusing her physically and mentally. Australia and Canada offered to take her in as a refugee. In this article, it also brought up the fact that women are poorly treated in Saudi Arabia and are often discriminated against.
My third article was about a protest in Sudan’s second largest city, Omdurman. The protest was considered illegal and was bashing their president, Omar al-Bashir, who has been in rule for 30 years now in Sudan. Police tear-gassed the protesters and chased them into side streets. The president’s term ends in 2020 but he has the ability to serve past his term. The riot is now being investigated especially into the three deaths and multiple injuries that occurred.
