Women's Rights: Saudi Arabia

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What are rights? Rights are things that a person is or should be morally or legally allowed to have, get, or do; we know a lot about rights in the United States. For many centuries Americans have felt strongly about their rights and we have spent centuries fighting for them. An example of this would be the African Americans in America; brought to the United States as slaves to mend the fields of southern farmers, African Americans had little to no rights in the still newly formed country. Yet, after the United States Civil War blacks would gain there freedom with the adding of the 13th amendment, which officially abolished slavery, the 14th amendment, which declared all persons born in the United States or naturalized in the United States are American citizens including African Americans and the 15th Amendments, which allows all males 21 and over to vote regardless of race. Though it may not seem like a lot today, it was more then any black living in America could hope for and rights that only some could even hope for today. There are still countries today that live as the African Americans did for nearly two centuries, I don’t mean as slaves, but with the rights of slaves before the Civil War. Women in Saudi Arabia are a prime example of living in today’s world with little rights and others who could care less how they are treated because they have no rights. A woman having no rights in Saudi Arabia is nothing new to their society or culture; it is something that has been practiced for many centuries. Considering the long history of women having no say in their way of living in Saudi Arabia they have slowly been gaining more rights but still have a long ways to go.
Women exclusion from life in Saudi Arabia has for a long time bee...

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...in her country to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, winning widespread acclaim in the local press and putting a face to the idea that Saudi women are gradually expanding their horizons.
"World Report 2013." : Saudi Arabia. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.
-In July 2012, the Ministry of Labor issued four decrees regulating women’s work in clothing stores, amusement parks, food preparation, and as cashiers, for which guardian permission was no longer required.
Ahmed, MD Qanta. "A Leap Forward for Saudi Arabia." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 02 Aug. 2012. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.
-Saudi Sarah Attar, who will compete in the 800 meter, and her fellow countrywoman, Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani, who will represent the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in judo. Their entrance into the Olympic arena represents a triumph for Saudis and non-Saudis alike

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