Commentaries by Ohud Ali. Alzahrani

I Am My Own Guardian, Or Am I?

June 28, 2017 11:20:41 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Ohud Ali. Alzahrani of the University of Pittsburgh discusses the overdue abolition of a long held guardianship system for the women in Saudi Arabia ... Women have recently gained some rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

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