the story still continues » Women’s Issues http://amellie.net an endless story of my personal life Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:32:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Letter of Sarcasm http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/ http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:28:43 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/ Dear People,

Would you please stop asking me when I will get married. Please?!

I still can’t comprehend why people ask me this question over and over again.

Will it make any difference if I get married? Will it affect …

]]> http://amellie.net/2011/03/the-letter-of-sarcasm/feed/ 17 Protecting Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/ http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:01:00 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/ About two years ago, I wrote a post about the Saudi government’s plan to abolish its infamous sponsorship system (kafala), which has been constantly criticized by human rights groups. The plan to cancel the system was immediately welcomed …

]]> http://amellie.net/2010/09/protecting-domestic-workers-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 4 The Rich Prince http://amellie.net/2010/05/the-rich-prince/ http://amellie.net/2010/05/the-rich-prince/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 10:49:40 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2010/05/the-rich-prince/ Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Who have never heard of a Saudi royal by the name of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal? If you're not familiar with his name, let me give you a brief introduction about him. Prince Alwaleed is the nephew of the current …

]]> http://amellie.net/2010/05/the-rich-prince/feed/ 2 Introducing Saudi Women http://amellie.net/2009/10/introducing-saudi-women/ http://amellie.net/2009/10/introducing-saudi-women/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:31:18 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2009/10/introducing-saudi-women/ Few years ago, I wrote about a number of accomplished Khaleeji women who became the leader of their men-majority society. Inspired by this post, I decided to wrote one about Saudi women. I previously asked in that post: When will …

]]> http://amellie.net/2009/10/introducing-saudi-women/feed/ 4 Organising an Int’l Event http://amellie.net/2008/03/organising-an-intl-event/ http://amellie.net/2008/03/organising-an-intl-event/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:11:59 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2008/03/organising-an-intl-event/ Two months ago, I got a job in an event management company. I was offered an interesting temporary position whereby I had a chance to develop a good connection with important people in Saudi Arabia and abroad. I actually had …

]]> http://amellie.net/2008/03/organising-an-intl-event/feed/ 21 Why Moslem Women Wear Headscarf http://amellie.net/2008/03/why-moslem-women-wear-headscarf/ http://amellie.net/2008/03/why-moslem-women-wear-headscarf/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:43:56 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2008/03/why-moslem-women-wear-headscarf/ I got a tag from Mulia about wearing a headscarf. It’s interesting that she brought this issue up because people have been asking me about it a lot, especially when I was in Australia. And I never thought about writing …

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Baru aja seminggu yang lalu saya baca artikel di Arab News tentang seorang …

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]]> http://amellie.net/2008/02/updates-on-jeddah/feed/ 18 Catching Up with the Girls http://amellie.net/2008/01/catching-up-with-the-girls/ http://amellie.net/2008/01/catching-up-with-the-girls/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:12:58 +0000 amellie http://amellie.net/2008/01/catching-up-with-the-girls/ It’s been a year since the last time I met my friends here in Jeddah. We do it every time I go back to Jeddah either in my house or in someone’s house. But this year we did it differently. …

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