Appointment of Saudi Arabia’s First Female Deputy Minister Makes Waves

Global Voices by Eunice del Rosario | Feb. 16, 2009 (News Report)

Meet Noura Al Fayez, teacher extraordinaire, a product of the US education system, who last Saturday became the first ever woman deputy minister in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Bloggers around the globe were abuzz as soon as the news of Al Fayez broke, with thousands of ‘Twitterers’ microblogging about the new official literally minutes after networks, including Saudi state-run Channel One, reported it on Saturday. Full Story »

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Patricia L'Herrou
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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Feb. 16, 2009

this story which is not traditional journalism, including individual's blog comments to reflect the pros and cons of the news of a woman being appointed to a deputy minister post. they definitely add to the fullness of the story here, altho the mention of a number of changes being made in s.a. by the king, are not discussed nor commented upon enough in the piece.

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