[Freedom of religion, the report said,] does not exist ... women have few political or social rights and are not treated as equal members of society.


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In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He m...
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The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise...
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It's a comment on our society, on the fragmentation of American family life. We have to bear that th...
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We have an abundance of rape and violence against women in this country and on this Earth, though it...
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Liberals have this pathetic little habit of dealing with people as members of groups, rather than as...
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The embattled gates to equal rights indeed opened up for modern women, but I sometimes think to myse...
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The embattled gates to equal rights indeed opened up for modern women, but I sometimes think to myse...
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I am waiting for the day when the German Bundestag debates the violation of human rights in Saudi Ar...
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The gulf region does not deserve to be treated as a laboratory for political opportunism or ideologi...
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When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law e...
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And is Saudi Arabia a democracy, or Kuwait?
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As to women, the Islamic faith has given women rights that are equal to or more than the rights give...
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It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and th...
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God does not discriminate against people, regardless of color, religion, social class, or gender and...
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The rights of the weak are not weaker rights, but are completely equal to the rights of the strong.
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What I said was that in a democratic society, people must be permitted to make their choices and tha...
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a declaration of war against Saudi Arabia.
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Women do not give up their reproductive rights when they are in prison. Her sentence does not includ...
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Political violence against women cannot be separated from political violence against the society sin...
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Not being treated as equal IS oppression
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Social does not just equal Facebook. Social is how people interact anywhere.
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Protecting basic rights such as freedom of expression enhances social stability.
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It's the soldiers, not the protestors, who protect our rights. He (Doyle) died for freedom, and they...
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The kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not an agent of imperialism, ... Don't try to impose your opinion in ...
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She wants to be treated as an equal, not like a goddess or a statue.
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Even the most wretched individual of our present society could not exist and develop without the cum...
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It is not the first time that we are making security arrangements for the Republic Day celebrations....
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When you don’t have many friends and you don’t have a social life you’re kind of left looking ...
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How odd it is that we judge a woman by her clothes and the place she eats lunch and the subjects she...
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A good prince will tax as lightly as possible those commodities which are used by the poorest member...
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A good prince will tax as lightly as possible those commodities which are used by the poorest member...
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The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, not freedom from religion.
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The greed is starting to turn into fear. There are markets like Saudi Arabia where stocks have run a...
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The Western oil companies have really been kept out of Saudi Arabia for many, many years, and I thin...
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Does Syria not care that young guys from Yemen or Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan or Iran come into Dama...
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The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of...
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All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.
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Society exists for the benefit of its members, not the members for the benefit of society.
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A religion that preaches intolerance, Is not really a religion at all and should not be treated as s...
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that touch internally within Saudi Arabia.
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