"Girls of Riyadh" spurs rush of Saudi novels
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Saudi Arabia has seen a literary explosion in the last two years after the success of "Girls of Riyadh", a taboo-breaking novel that this month went on sale worldwide in English.
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A new novel by author Salman Rushdie will be published in June in, publisher Random House said on Thursday.
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Saudi security forces, battling a wave of terrorist attacks in the country, have clashed with a group of gunmen in the capital, Riyadh.
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In a tradition-bound nation, women are emerging as an economic and political force unheard of in the rest of the Arab world.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Even as Saudi Arabia struggles internally with violent extremists and externally with its image as the country that produced most of the attackers of Sept. 11, 2001, the desert kingdom's rulers are moving on multiple fronts to modernize and moderate their nation.
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Rajaa Alsanea knew she was in for trouble when she published her novel about affluent young Arab womenâwhat she didnât foresee was how much support she would receive.
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With the market share of Christian romance novels growing rapidly, the publishing industry is beginning to pay attention.
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In both novel and film form, âThe Kite Runnerâ recounts a simple yet shrewd story about that favorite American pastime: self-improvement.
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âThe Kingdom,â a film about the F.B.I.âs pursuit of Islamic bad guys in Saudi Arabia, may show that buddy bonding and boisterous action can bridge the deepest cultural chasm.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Hundreds of security forces made a show of force in two Saudi cities yesterday to ward off protests against the royal family, chasing a few would-be demonstrators in the streets and arresting several others, after a dissident called for a day of marches.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia &#151; Saudi women still can't drive cars, but they can sell them. Potential buyers can go to an all-women showroom where, for the first time, other women will help them choose a car and answer questions about horsepower, carburetors and other automotive features.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia on Wednesday saw more violence from suspected militants as two large explosions have rocked the capital city of Riyadh while police fought a gunbattle with suspected militants.
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Militants apparently linked to Al Qaeda turned two neighborhoods of Riyadh, the Saudi capital, into battle zones late Wednesday, with booby-trapped cars exploding outside
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Riyadh kicks off Saudi Arabia's first nationwide municipal elections, but women are banned.
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An authorâs throwback view on the culture of casual sex among young women is under fire.
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With civil wars looming over the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has taken on a more aggressive role in reshaping the regionâs conflicts.
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Saudi Arabian women mount a challenge to the ban on female drivers in a rare sign of public opposition to the kingdom's ultra-conservative social mores.