Analysis

WOMEN

Shifting Gender Norms in Saudi Arabia

• Nouf Al Sadiq and Stefanie Hausheer
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• 9. 7. 2014

Saudi women in Riyadh. Image via Al Shorfa.

Saudi gender roles are undergoing a reconfiguration and change is underway in the Kingdom, write Stefanie A. Hausheer and Nouf Al Sadiq.

• Events

  

  C3 US-Arab Business Summit Set for October 6, 2014 in New York City

  SUSTG Team  |  9. 4. 2014

  The C3 Arab Business Summit is hosted in collaboration with the US State Department, US Chamber of Commerce and the US Department of Commerce. The event series been producing US-Arab Summits focusing on healthcare, commerce and economic development.

• SPA PHOTOS

  

  The Best SPA Photos from the Month of August 2014

  Lucien Zeigler  |  9. 2. 2014

  In the August edition of the 10 best photos from the Saudi Press Agency, Egypt's President Sisi visits Saudi Arabia and performs the Umrah, Crown Prince Salman visits France and more.

• Islamic State

  

  King Abdullah’s Message to the World: Destroy the Islamic State Before It Spreads to the West

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 30. 2014

  Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah warned that the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL) may spread to Europe and the United States. The rise of the Islamic State and its gains in Iraq in June and July have set off a flurry of diplomatic activity in the Gulf.

• TASI

  

  5 Things to Know about the TASI Opening

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 28. 2014

  Most think the opening of the market will be great for investors and provide extra liquidity and capital into the market, but the Saudi government is proceeding cautiously. Here are 5 things you should know about the announcement and its impact.

• Islamic State

  

  Formidable

  Richard Wilson  |  8. 28. 2014

  While the U.S. and others try to develop a response strategy and establish some footholds to slow and eventually roll back ISIS we continue to learn more about the organization itself. Clearly, it is unlike any jihadi entity that went before.

• ISLAMIC STATE

  

  Where are U.S. Airstrikes Bombing Islamic State Locations in Iraq From?

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 26. 2014

  The U.S. is using Gulf allies as their launching point for operations in Iraq against the Islamic State. It is evidence of cooperation between the United States and Gulf allies against the extremist group.

• Peter Theo Curtis

  

  How Chairman and Owner of the Atlantic David Bradley Played a Key Role in Journalist’s Release

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 26. 2014

  The article draws from an exclusive interview David Bradley gave to the Washington Post from the Atlantic's offices in the Watergate in Washington

• Higher Education

  

  The Good Stuff

  Richard Wilson  |  8. 24. 2014

  A lot has been made of the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP) established in 2005 to encourage Saudi students to study abroad. It is a truly ambitious enterprise that has propelled 150,000+ Saudi young people abroad with over 80,000 of them coming to the United States.

• Tadawul Opening

  

  Sfakianakis: ‘The great giant of the emerging markets has finally awakened’

  Lucien Zeigler  |  8. 15. 2014

  Gulf Countries have been writing a wave of vast wealth "which affords the Gulf countries a level of resilience that few in the emerging markets can match," writes John Sfakianakis in the Financial Times.