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1/09/2017

Topic Reading-Vol.1734-1/9/2017

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Saudi music video on women’s rights goes viral
In the Middle Eastern kingdom, women are not allowed to drive a car, show their beauty, or travel without permission by a male relative. There are number of things that they can’t do freely that are enjoyed by women in other countries, including sports and swimming.
It has been that way for a long long time but things are changing. As the number of young people, those under 25 years old, accounts over the half of the nation’s population, there seems to be increasing demand for social and legal changes.
One of the ways to express such voices is to produce a video and post it on the Internet. It is quite a cost-efficient but effective way to deliver a message to the public, and could cause a social uproar. Here is an example of such videos that went viral.
Enjoy watching the video and think if it could help spur a movement for a change in the conservative kingdom.

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