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Maryam Aldossari
STILL FAR FROM FREE: A woman outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia,
Features / 7 June 2025
7 June 2025

The regime’s handpicked female firsts — drawn from elite families — mask the reality of Dar al-Reaya ‘care homes’ where disobedient women are beaten and drugged, and the feminists who fought for driving rights remain jailed, writes MARYAM ALDOSSARI

SIDING WITH PALESTINE:
A woman protester spells it
out on a
Features / 24 November 2024
24 November 2024
Palestinian women have been failed by the feminist movement overall, argues MARYAM ALDOSSARI, calling for a return to principled solidarity instead of selective outrage and dehumanising narratives
RESTRICTED FREEDOMS: Hessah al-Ajaji drives her car after mi
Features / 20 April 2024
20 April 2024
How has Saudi Arabia, notorious for human rights abuses, been appointed to lead the UN commission on gender equality despite continuing to imprison women activists advocating for basic rights, asks MARYAM ALDOSSARI