Special envoy to Riyadh
On his return from France last year, after the pandemic, Mniha al-Massoud no longer recognized his country: "
I had the impression that everything had changed in the space of two years
, recalls this young leader of an artificial intelligence company, graduated from Polytechnique.
Before, women in the street were completely veiled in black
.
Today, their abayas are colorful, restaurants where you can smoke shisha are no longer prohibited.
And many Saudi women leave their husbands.
With her mobile phone, a woman can even initiate divorce proceedings via an application.
It's a mini-revolution
."
Professor of sociology of education at King Saud University, Fawziyya Bakr is representative of these "new Saudi women", determined to take advantage of the spaces opened up by Prince Mohammed Ben Salman (MBS).
Since 2017 he is the heir to the throne, the strong man of the kingdom has initiated the liberalization of Arabia.
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