In today's New York Times, columnist Maureen Dowd refers to an article in Arab News titled "Working mothers in a double bind," in which the author suggests it is possible to juggle the demands of husbands, kids and housework, as long as the husband isn't a nag. Or if he finds out you've been hiring a cook, in which case, he'll divorce you.
Arab News has always been slightly ahead of the curve. In a an article about a San Jose printer destroying my prints, they told readers they could access my prints through local ISPs even though the Kingdom’s Internet authority has blocked local access to Annoy.com, and that they couldn't reproduce them in a "family publication." (sounds very American to me).
Dowd's column, and Arab News' tackling of this kind of subject matter might suggest a relaxing of sorts of the religious fervor governing Saudi Arabia. They might just look to this article in Arab News, with its no doubt unintended if not unfortunate title: "Homosexual-cum-impostor cop sentenced to jail, lashes" (See the "offensive" video below.)
