Salma al-Shehab
Biography
Salma al-Shehab is a member of Saudi Arabia’s Shia Muslim minority, a dedicated mother and a scholar of dentistry. After reaching the final year of her doctoral research at the University of Leeds (UK), Salma al-Shehab was eager to be reunited with her family in Saudi Arabia. She had planned to brin...
Current situation
Situation of the countrySaudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy restricts almost all political rights and civil liberties. No officials at the national level are elected. The regime relies on extensive surveillance, the criminalization of dissent, appeals to sectarianism and ethnicity, and public spending supported by oil revenues to maintain power. Women and religious minorities face extensive discrimination in law and in practice. Working conditions for the large expatriate labor force are often exploitative. |
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