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English/World History 163 Current Events (2019): Africa & the Middle East

Female racing driver Aseel Al Hamad celebrated the end of the ban on women drivers (in Saudi Arabia) [Detail]. Photo by Jaguar MENA. Flickr. 2018. (CC by ND 2.0)

Protests in Iraq

Turkey & the Kurds on the Syrian Border

War and Famine in Yemen

Women's Rights in Saudi Arabia

Prominent Saudi Princess Basmah bint Saud 'missing'
See the timeline of women's rights in Saudi Arabia feature (about 1/2 way down in the article).
Saudi Arabian women finally allowed to hold passports and travel independently
Saudi Arabia ends gender segregation at restaurants

Factory Fire in Sudan

Ebola Outbreak

Last Updated: Jul 29, 2020 2:43 PM
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Subjects: English/EL, History, Social Studies

Tags: africa, asia, current_events, europe, latin_america, middle east, united states

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