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Saudi women are on the ball: Fighting for the right to play football July 4, 2018 2:00 PM

For ten years, Saudi women have been playing football below the government’s radar. A pro-reform prince has raised hopes that they may soon be able to play openly.
Popular Saudi women want traditional gender roles Nov. 17, 2017 10:52 AM

Saudi Arabia's most popular woman on Twitter supports the absolute monarchy of the royal family and wants gender segregation in the workplace. Doctoral student Laila Makboul is asking what the source of her popularity is.