This week, the MEMRI TV website Editor's Picks includes clips from the Women's Studies Initiative over the past year. The following are the clips:
Palestinian Cleric Sameeh Hajaj Explains Wife-Beating in Islam: Not On The Face, No More Than 10 Blows, Avoid Permanent Marks
Palestinian Authority TV – November 23, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Saudi Cleric Abd Al-Rahman Abd Al-Karim: The Woman Is Better Off At Home; We Need Separate Hospitals For Men And Women
Rotana Khalijiya TV (Saudi Arabia) – November 6, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Kuwaiti Researcher Ghadeer Jamal: A Husband May Beat His Wife Only If There Is A Chance Of Reforming Her; He Must Not Leave Red Or Black Marks
Alkout TV (Kuwait) – October 12, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Saudi Marital Consultant Dr. Zahra Al-Muabi: One Wife Is Not Enough; Men Are Capable Of Dispensing Love To Four Wives
Rotana Khalijiya TV (Saudi Arabia) – November 14, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Saudi Activists Defy Guardianship Of Women In TV Debate: The State Still Considers Women To Be Inferior
Rotana Khalijiya TV (Saudi Arabia) – October 29, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Eritrean Woman Who Escaped From ISIS Recounts Her Ordeal
Alaan TV (UAE) – November 1, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Saudi-Born Singer Shams Bandar Rejects Traditional Political And Religious Notions: Black-Eyed Virgins? God Did Not Open A Hotel In Paradise
Al-Nahar TV (Egypt) – November 1, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Syndicated Islamic Show Promotes Polygamy In Western Societies: Women Are Seeking Sugar Daddies
The Internet – September 10, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Jordanian Author Zulaikha Aburisha: The Veil Effaces The Woman And Her Mind
A1 TV (Jordan) – March 9, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Saudi Cleric Muhammad Al-Shemali: Women In The West Suffer Humiliation And Degradation
Al-Ahwaz TV (Saudi Arabia) – August 23, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Mauritanian Scholar Sheikh Muhammad Ould Dedew Explains Wife Beating In Islam: Three Blows With The Hand On The Back
The Internet – June 23, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Saudi-Born Atheist Rana Ahmad: My Family Or The State Would Have Killed Me If I Hadn't Fled; The Hijab Robbed Me Of My Childhood
Deutsche Welle TV Arabia (Germany) – August 15, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Senior Saudi Cleric Saleh Al-Fawzan: Husbands Must Force Wives To Wear The Hijab (Archival)
The Internet – April 13, 2013 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Women Burn Burkas, Celebrating Liberation Of Manbij From ISIS
The Internet – July 31, 2016 to August 12, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Professor Sheikha Al-Jassem During Debate On The Concept Of Shame In Kuwaiti Society: I Consider The Niqab A Violation Of Human Rights
Al-Majlis TV (Kuwait)– July 20, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Palestinian Professor Of Islamic Law Mazen Sabbah In Support Of Polygamy: Sometimes A Wife Cannot Make Her Husband Happy
Palestinian Authority TV – May 18, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Friday Sermon In Cincinnati, Ohio: Women Must Stay At Home To Serve Their Husbands
The Internet – May 5, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Swiss-Based Yemeni Writer Elham Manea Justifies Women Leading Prayers: A Mosque Without Women Reflects A Society In Which Women Are Invisible
Deutsche Welle TV Arabia (Germany) – June 26, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Girls In Yazd, Iran, Celebrate End Of School Year By Throwing Chador In The Air
The Internet – June 12, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Vienna Friday Sermon Following New Year's Eve Sex Attacks In Cologne: We Must Not Keep Silent About Sexual Harassment
The Internet – February 4, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Iranian Majlis Member Nader Qazipour: The Majlis Is No Place For Women Or Donkeys
BBC Persian (The UK) – February 29, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Qatari Educational Software To Girls: Not Wearing Hijab Defies Allah, Brings You Closer To Satan
The Internet – February 21, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
British-Palestinian Women's Rights Activist Ahlam Akram: We Cannot Continue To Teach Jihad At Schools And Expect Society To Respect Women, Non-Muslims
Rotana Khalijiya TV (Saudi Arabia) – January 16, 2016 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.
Egyptian TV Host Duaa Salah Appears With 'Battered' Face To Protest Violence Against Women
Al-Nahar TV (Egypt) – December 10, 2015 – View this clip on MEMRI TV here.