The following is research published today from MEMRI's Women's Studies Project.
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- Women's Soccer and Basketball Teams in Saudi Arabia Try to Gain Recognition
- Egyptian TV Debate: Should Women Be Allowed to Run for President?
- Libyan State TV Reports on Weapons Training Course for Women of All Ages
- Facebook 'Orange' – 75-Year-Old Illiterate Iraqi Woman Becomes Computer Savvy
- Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi Lambastes Coptic Communications Tycoon Naguib Sawiris for Posting Image of Bearded Mickey Mouse and Hijab-Clad Minnie Mouse on Twitter
Special Dispatch No. 4060—Saudi Arabia/Women's Topics
Women's Soccer and Basketball Teams in Saudi Arabia Try to Gain Recognition
Following are excerpts from a TV program on women’s sports in Saudi Arabia, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on July 8, 2011.
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/0/0/0/0/0/0/3052.
Host: "Captain Rima, many viewers are probably wondering how there can possibly be a female Saudi [soccer] captain, when [women’s] sports are not officially recognized in Saudi Arabia. Tell us how you became a captain."
To read the full report, visit Women's Soccer and Basketball Teams in Saudi Arabia Try to Gain Recognition.
Special Dispatch No. 4059—Egypt/Women's Topics
Egyptian TV Debate: Should Women Be Allowed to Run for President?
Following are excerpts from a Egyptian television debate, which aired on Faraeen TV on June 27, 2011:
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/0/0/0/0/0/0/3049.
"This Is Not a Political Matter, But a Division Of Roles According To the Abilities Granted Us By Allah"
Egyptian cleric Sheik Abdallah Rushdi: "One must believe that every creature in this world has its own role to play. I can fulfill my role in a way that you cannot, right?"
To read the full report, visit Egyptian TV Debate: Should Women Be Allowed to Run for President?.
Special Dispatch No. 4058—Libya/Women's Topics/Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project
Libyan State TV Reports on Weapons Training Course for Women of All Ages
Following are excerpts from a TV report on weapons training for women in Libya. The report aired on Al-Libiya TV on July 13, 2011.
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/0/0/0/0/0/0/3058.
Young Libyan woman: "We, the free and honorable women of Libya, from the Hannibal-Carthage Brigade, the free women of Tawagha, will confront the enemy, for the sake of our beloved Libya and Commander Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi. We are here today to train with weapons in order to fight in defense of our beloved, glorious, and honorable Libya."
To read the full report, visit Libyan State TV Reports on Weapons Training Course for Women of All Ages.
Special Dispatch No. 4057—Iraq/Women's Topics
Facebook 'Orange' – 75-Year-Old Illiterate Iraqi Woman Becomes Computer Savvy
Following is an excerpt from an Al-Arabiya TV report which aired on August 2, 2011. To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/3063.
Studio anchor: "'The Orange' has appeared again, this time on Facebook. The Facebook 'Orange' is none other than Hajja Umm Riyadh."
To read the full report, visit Facebook 'Orange' – 75-Year-Old Illiterate Iraqi Woman Becomes Computer Savvy.
MEMRITV Clip No. 3050 - Egyptian Cleric Safwat Higazi Lambastes Coptic Communications Tycoon Naguib Sawiris for Posting Image of Bearded Mickey Mouse and Hijab-Clad Minnie Mouse on Twitter
Following are excerpts from a religious program featuring Egyptian cleric Safwat Higazi, which aired on Al-Nas TV on July 4, 2011:
Higazi is referring to a cartoon posted by Coptic communications tycoon Naguib Sawiris on his Twitter account, which featured Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in full Islamic dress, including a niqab for Minnie and a beard for Mickey.
Safwat Higazi: "I say to Naguib Sawiris: Unless you maintain Egypt as a priority, "something" will happen. This "something" is a boycott of all your businesses. Naguib Sawiris is a businessman who has amassed his wealth on [the backs] of Egypt and its people – the Muslim Egyptian people, the Muslim Egypt. To Sawiris I say: If the images posted on your Twitter account appear one more time, you will have to declare bankruptcy."
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/3050.
