Why Am I Here?
I wanted to share something very powerful that touched me deeply today, a song called “We Are Here” by Alicia Keys, one of my favorite artists of all time. Please listen to it. If you don’t listen to...
View ArticleThe Queens of Saudi Arabia Need to Drive
Attention Blue Abaya readers all over the world! I’m going to go ahead and post this, despite the chances that Blue Abaya website will be blocked by the “Magic Internet Fairy” in Saudi Arabia, who...
View ArticleBecause I Am A Girl…
I wrote this poem thinking of my baby daughter, and I dedicate it to all the little girls out there living in their gilded cages. With the words of Alejandro Jodorowsky, “Birds born in a cage think...
View ArticleThe Invisible Women
Few weeks ago at a friend’s house we were watching a program that discusses social issues in Saudi-Arabia. I had actually never watched the program before since my understanding of Arabic is not that...
View ArticleNever Forget Who You Are
My dearest daughter and son, While you’re both fast asleep in your beds napping, I’m thinking about the two of you, here in a hospital bed waiting for spinal surgery. All kinds of thoughts are running...
View ArticleLower Your Gaze-Goggles
Finally the day is upon us when Saudi men no longer have to worry about forgetting to lower their gazes. The ultra-orthodox Jewish organization ‘Committee for Purity in the Camp’ have gone and invented...
View ArticleSaudi women’s long journey from back seat to front seat
June 17th is here and according to the Saudi Women to Drive Campaign, Saudi women will start driving their cars themselves from today onward. Last time Saudi women sat in the drivers seat was in a...
View ArticleSaudi Men and the Pressure to Perform
Picture an 86-year old bedridden man. He has recently married a 16-year old girl, his third wife. He feels the need for a little “boost” to his manhood to fully enjoy the newlywed marital life and...
View ArticleWomen to Finally Sell Lingerie in Saudi-Arabia?
Scene from a lingerie store in Riyadh, Saudi-Arabia. Woman enters shop fully covered in her black abaya. An Arab male salesclerk approaches with a smile while closely eyeing her body up and down....
View ArticleMuttawa Encounters Volume 2
I noticed that a follow-up post on one of my ahem “favorite” subjects, the encounters with Saudi religious police, was long overdue. “Muttawa” is actually the third most popular search word that lands...
View ArticleSaudi IKEA’s Misogynistic Madness
I noticed something so disturbing today that I just HAD to rant a little bit about it. I mean this is complete and utter madness. So Dumb. Disturbs me what kind of sickos and women haters are out...
View ArticleI Am a Person, Not a Pearl.
On the occasion of International Day of the Girl, (which was 11 th October) I wanted to share with you this poem which is dedicated to all the little girls out there. I wrote the poem ‘Because I am a...
View ArticleKing Abdullah- the Emissary of Saudi Women
King Abdullah was recently chosen as one of the world’s top 10 most respected leaders by Newsweek. This might come as a surprise to some since his actions do not usually make big headlines...
View ArticleChanging Genders-Saudi Arabia’s Hermaphrodites
In a previous post I wrote about Saudi-Arabia and its raging epidemic of tribalism. Read more about it here. The ‘inbreeding’ which results from tribal thinking can sometimes be devastating or even...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day and Saudi Women
International Women’s day is not really celebrated in Saudi-Arabia. It’s like any other day in the lives of the Saudi women. However I wanted to write on this day and remind all women, regardless of...
View Article