Saudi Arabia's MBS Strikes Again, This Time Against Canada

Saudi Arabia’s MBS Strikes Again, This Time Against Canada

On August 3, members of Canada’s Foreign Ministry sent tweets calling for the release of human rights activists in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia did not respond...

Sawsan Khalaf

August 10th, 2018

Diplomatic Spat Between Canada and Saudi Arabia Threatens Arms Deal

Canadian citizens are scrambling to make sense of a sudden diplomatic crisis between Canada and Saudi Arabia. On August 5, the Saudi foreign ministry announced...

Oscar Jarzmik

August 9th, 2018

Three Initiatives to Look Out For in the Gulf’s Art Renaissance

Those living in the Gulf in the early 2000s may remember it as a sleepy era in the region's art scene, a time when exhibitions were dominated by paintings of...

Sawsan Khalaf

July 27th, 2018

As Women Take the Wheel in Saudi Arabia, Their Rights Remain at Stake

On June 27, 2018, Saudi women celebrated a hard-fought human rights victory - the lifting of the ban on women drivers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)....

Marie-Helene Rousseau

June 30th, 2018

Transgender Rights on the Horizon? The Ramifications of Recent Trans* Legislation in the Gulf

It is astonishing how Quranic verses and Islamic teachings can often be mined for arguments in alleged "support" of unlikely candidates, such as the trans*...

Sawsan Khalaf

May 25th, 2018