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February 14, 2020 | Associated Press
Ethiopians Brave Deserts and Smugglers on the Way to Saudi
Ethiopian migrants face great danger as they journey to Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia
February 14, 2020 | Associated Press
Determined, Ethiopian Female Migrants Risk all for Saudi
According to the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration, the number of women making the trip jumped from nearly 15,000 in 2018 to more than 22,000 in 2019.
January 25, 2019 | The Boston Globe
Opinion: Eight Years Since Arab Spring, Is There Hope for Middle East Democracy?
Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Indira Lakshmanan evaluates today's political landscape in the Middle East.
January 22, 2019 | Slate
The Women Fleeing Saudi Arabia
Pulitzer Center grantee Sarah Aziza discusses what it’s like for women to escape Saudi Arabia when their every move is policed by men.
January 17, 2019 | NPR On Point
After Saudi Teen Granted Aslyum, a Look at Life for Women in the Kingdom
Pulitzer Center grantee Sarah Aziza joins Meghna Chakrabarti on NPR's On Point for a conversation on the present status of women's rights in Saudi Arabia.
January 15, 2019 | The New Yorker
The Saudi Government's Global Campaign to Silence Its Critics
Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to burnish his image as a modernizing force of liberal reform while repressing any threat to his rule knows no boundaries.
January 09, 2019 | The Washington Post
How Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun Embodies the Struggles of Many Saudi Women
Despite some reforms instituted by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi women still face an uphill battle towards legal, social, and economic equality, often with dangerous risks involved.
January 09, 2019 | The Takeaway
'They're Willing to Pay Such a Price': How Women Flee Saudi Arabia
Although the Saudi Crown Prince has been seen as a champion for women's rights, women are fleeing his regime.
January 08, 2019 | The Brookings Institution
Indira Lakshmanan Moderates 'Islam as Statescraft' Panel
How do Muslim-majority countries incorporate Islam into their foreign policies? Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Indira Lakshmanan moderates a discussion at the Brookings Institution to discuss this issue.
November 25, 2018 | MSNBC
Why President Trump May Be Defending Saudi Arabia
Pulitzer Center executive editor Indira Lakshmanan talks with Ali Velshi from MSNBC on President Trump's statements defending Saudi Arabia Prince's involvement over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
October 18, 2018 | The Intercept
Sarah Aziza Discusses Jamal Khashoggi's Disappearance on the Intercepted Podcast
Sarah Aziza contextualizes journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance with the fate of other critics of the Saudi government.
October 17, 2018 | Democracy Now
A History of Crushing Dissent: Before Khashoggi, Saudis Targeted Feminists Demanding Right to Drive
Amid the new revelations about the shocking death of Jamal Khashoggi, Democracy Now speaks with investigative journalist and Pulitzer Center Grantee Sarah Aziza about Saudi Arabia’s long history of targeting dissidents.
Nowhere To Hide: Saudis Targeted Abroad
The death of Jamal Khashoggi shocked the world—but he was far from the first Saudi dissident to be targeted abroad, and he is by no means the last.
How Saudi Arabia's Reforms Mask Political Oppression
Recently, Saudi Arabia has marketed a new image as a more liberal, modernizing nation. Yet at home, the government is cracking down on political expression of all kinds with unprecedented aggression.
Saudi Arabia's Year of Change
Tumultuous reform at home and aggressive foreign policy abroad spell dramatic change for a conservative Kingdom.
Salafism à la Southeast Asia
An inside look at how Saudi Arabia uses money, scholarships, diplomacy, and media to propagate its brand of fundamentalist Islam in the world’s most populous Muslim country, Indonesia.
Saudi Arabia's First Female Lawyers
In 2013, the Saudi justice ministry began permitting female lawyers to appear in court. How is the entry of Saudi women into the legal field affecting perceptions of women's rights in the kingdom?
Saudi Arabia: A Changing Kingdom
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has been on the throne since January 2015, but already has signaled important shifts in the country’s internal governance and foreign policy.
Saudi Arabia's Shifting Islamic Landscape
Saudi Arabia's religious landscape is evolving, posing challenges to the ultraconservative version of Islam on which the kingdom was founded. What will that mean for its future governance?
New Employment Opportunities for Saudi Women
An emerging class of female retail workers is raising new questions about the direction of the Saudi women’s movement.
November 09, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Sarah Aziza
Sarah Aziza discusses her investigation of the darker realities of life inside Saudi Arabia under the would-be Saudi reformer, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
November 07, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Elizabeth Dickinson
Tumultuous reform at home and aggressive foreign policy abroad spell dramatic change for a conservative Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
May 27, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Elizabeth Dickinson
A new generation of leaders is in power in Saudi Arabia. Journalist Elizabeth Dickinson travels to Riyadh to find out what the shift means for the Kingdom—and in the broader Middle East.
December 05, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Caryle Murphy in Saudi Arabia
Caryle Murphy reports on a growing debate on religion and its place in society in Saudi Arabia.
January 09, 2014 | Meet the Journalist
Katherine Zoepf Discusses Her Reporting on Saudi Arabia "Shopgirls"
Katherine Zoepf traveled to Saudi Arabia this fall to investigate how a new law that allows women to work in lingerie stores could be catalyst for a much bigger societal change.
July 25, 2019 | Education news
Chicago Educators Gather for Collaborative Discussions
Educators met at the University of Chicago for a two-day professional development to discuss how to bring domestic and global reporting into their classrooms.
January 05, 2016 | General news, Project news
This Week: Harsh Law
Can Saudi women change the country's legal system?
May 18, 2015 | General news, Project news, Education news
This Week: A Changing Kingdom
King Salman is moving swiftly to put his stamp on Saudi foreign policy.
June 25, 2014 | General news, Project news
Paul Salopek's Out of Eden Walk: Wells of Memory
During his passage through Saudi Arabi, Paul Salopek experiences first-hand the struggle Hejazis are having reconciling memories of their homeland with the realities of the new Middle East.
June 12, 2014 | General news
This Week: Reform in the Air
With one of the largest “youth bulges” in the region, Saudi Arabia’s demographic landscape is undergoing significant change.
December 27, 2013 | General news
2013: A Year in Photos
The Pulitzer Center staff shares favorite images from 2013.
December 16, 2013 | General news
This Week: An Arab Spring in Ladies Lingerie
To have female sales clerks staff the ladies lingerie department would seem like a no-brainer, except that it took a royal decree two years ago by King Abdullah to make it happen in Saudi Arabia.
November 24, 2013 | Project news
Paul Salopek's Out of Eden Walk Featured on Cover of National Geographic
"Walking is falling forward." Pulitzer Center grantee Paul Salopek is following our first footsteps, on a seven-year walk around the earth. National Geographic makes the walk its cover story.
May 11, 2012 | General news
This Week in Review: Boy Finds Harmony in Juarez
Tom Hundley highlights this week's reporting on a clarinetist in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's free-market outlook, and Tariq Mir's dispatch about Salafism in Kashmir.
July 16, 2019 | All Grades
Toolkit for Your Next Discussion on Migration and Refugees
What stories do we see, and which ones do we miss? These stories go beyond the headlines to explore under-reported stories on migration and refugees in the United States and around the world.
March 07, 2018 | All Grades
5 Lesson Plans to Celebrate Women's History Month
In celebration of Women's History Month, we've compiled our top five lesson plans that feature reporting on women's rights and the ways women are fighting for them.
June 19, 2017 | All Grades
Resources for the University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators 2017
This plan includes lessons connected to the work of journalists that presented at the University of Chicago Summer Teacher Institute in June 2017.
June 19, 2017 | Middle School, High School
Women Learning and Practicing Law in Saudi Arabia
Students learn about the emerging cohort of women lawyers in Saudi Arabia and explore the history, culture, and politics of Saudi Arabia to understand the situation for women lawyers and law...
May 22, 2017 | High School
Understanding Religion, Power, and Democracy vis-à-vis Salafism
This group of lessons explores the interplay between religion and power. Students evaluate the degree to which religious forces impact the strength of a country's democratic institutions.
December 18, 2016 | High School
Arab Spring Mini Unit and Final Assessment
This unit plan, designed for high school freshmen, analyzes the Arab Spring in the context of the French and Haitian revolutions.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.
September 11, 2015 | High School
Analyzing How the Press Depicts Islam
Students will expand their understanding of Islam by comparing press coverage to what Muslims in the Middle East are doing to try to prevent the world from misunderstanding what most Muslims believe.
August 30, 2015 | Middle School, High School
Creating Objective Summaries of Current Events in Saudi Arabia
In the following global affairs lesson plan, students demonstrate understanding of current events in Saudi Arabia by providing objective summaries of three texts from journalist Caryle Murphy.