Saudi Arabia: Breaking the silence
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The Guardian Rania al-Baz's popularity as a TV news presenter was always an implicit threat to Saudi Arabia's repressive, male-dominated culture but it wasn't until her husband beat her, and she published the photos of her injuries, that she shook Saudi society.
Submitted on Fri, 10/07/2005 - 23:00
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