Can Saudi women writers influence change? | EuroMed gender equality news | Scoop.it

"The state of chaos and turmoil in Egypt and the conflicts and wars in many Arab and Muslim countries today is quite alarming. [...]  Many Saudi women suffer in silence not knowing who to turn to or what legal procedures are available for help. Saudi women writers have become a source of strength, protecting the underprivileged and the oppressed and projecting their sufferings by addressing many cases of abuse that the legal channels have failed to address, such as the "Qatif Girl" rape case, the divorce of Fatma and Mansour, cases of domestic violence, child marriages, etc."