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2. Girls of Riyadh - Wikipedia

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   Girls of Riyadh's popularity grew with the help of the Internet and the novel was praised by Saudi media. [5] Black-market copies of the novel circulated and Girls of Riyadh has been a bestseller across much of the Middle East. [6] [7] The book was viewed by many as a 'taboo-breaking', giving insight into the inner lives and concerns of Saudi ...

3. Women's rights in Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia

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   The World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2024 ranked Saudi Arabia as number 126 out of 146 countries, exceeding countries such as Turkey and Lebanon. [21] However, in the World Bank's 2021 Women, Business, and the Law index, Saudi Arabia scored 80 out of 100, an above-average global score.

4. LGBTQ rights in Saudi Arabia - Wikipedia

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   The move follows a series of social and economic changes, including the abandonment of the enforcement of wearing the hijab in public, [13] [14] and the opening of the first public beach in Saudi Arabia where women can wear bikinis. [15] The decision to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup within Saudi Arabia received strong criticism from the LGBT ...

5. UN report calls on Saudi Arabia to release 2 women jailed ...

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   U.N. human rights experts on Friday called for the release of two Saudi Arabian women they say were arbitrarily detained and denied basic rights after tweeting criticism of the kingdom's policies ...

6. Age of consent in Asia - Wikipedia

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   Any kind of sexual activity outside marriage is illegal in Saudi Arabia. In 2019, Saudi Arabia officially banned all marriages under the age of 18 for both men and women. [120] The Saudi Shura Council had outlawed marriages under the age of 15, and required court approval for those under 18. [121]

7. Sexual taboo in the Middle East - Wikipedia

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   Majority of both men and women in Iran supported dating in order to get more acquainted with the person before marriage. [9] On the other hand, when it came to intimacy and non-sexual contact, 69% of men were open to it compared to only 50.5% of women. [9] There were certain things that would affect a person's attitudes towards premarital sex.