Women Rights in Saudi Arabia
English 101 Essay #1 We can do it In most of the western civilization, particularly the Americans had heard or seen this female wartime propaganda poster created by J. Miller. There is much in our art and literature that romanticizes girls and women and the role they play in our culture. Nowadays, there is around 3.3 billion female living in our world. Sadly, one in every three women worldwide are victims of sexual, physical, emotional, and other abuse during their lifetime. Being female often means being sentenced to a life of poverty, exploitation, and deprivation. Therefore there are around 1 billion abused women around the world every single year. Being an ambassador’s son, I believe it is the most fortunate and life-changing parents’ job that any kid could dream. I had the occasion to travel and live in lots of diverse places. Since I was seven years old I lived in eight different countries. My father was assigned to stay at a certain place for at least 6 months. During this time I would spend most of my time in a very rigorous and restricted international school for just diplomats’ children. The classes were taught in French and in English. Most of the time, I would be many days inside school without having any contact of the outside world. But in one trip, I had the opportunity to really have contact with the native people, see the true culture and the life style of the country. It was in 2007, when my father was assigned to manage the Brazilian Embassy in Riyadh, the largest and the capital city of Saudi Arabia. It is located slightly east of the center of the country in the heart of the Tuwaig long cliff. If you do not know a lot about Saudi Arabia here is some facts; Saudi Arabia is an exclusively Islamic (Muslim) kingdom and Islam governs nearly every aspect of life. The public practice of any form of religion other than Islam which is prohibited in Saudi Arabia. Mecca and Medina are the two holiest cities of Islam. It is