{"id":47389,"date":"2024-01-30T15:10:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&p=47389"},"modified":"2024-01-30T15:30:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T11:30:59","slug":"princess-reema-bint-bandar-al-saud-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/princess-reema-bint-bandar-al-saud-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia’s Princess Reema Calls Out “Outdated Stereotypes” Penned By Western Media"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the past few years, we have seen and experienced a tremendous amount of growth for women in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<\/a>. The region has claimed a spot to be recognised for all of its incredible feats, burgeoning talents and stunning sights and is in a quest to keep pushing the limits.<\/p>\n

So much so, there has been discussions surrounding the Women’s Tennis Association finals taking place in the Kingdom – a sporting event which would be a major milestone in Saudi.<\/p>\n

This has been met with criticism in the West, particularly in a piece in the Washington Post<\/em> by US tennis players and grand slam winners Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova who claimed the WTA finals should not take place in the Kingdom as “it is a country where the current landscape includes a male guardianship law that essentially makes women the property of men”.<\/p>\n

However, in response Her Royal Highness Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud penned a message stating her disappointment at the Western media for promoting such “outdated stereotypes and western-centric views” of the region. She further stated that refusing, to acknowledge the progress made by Saudi women diminishes their achievements, “Like many women around the world, we looked to the legends of tennis as trailblazers and role models… glimmers of hope that women truly could achieve it all. But these champions have turned their back on the very same women they have inspired and it is beyond disappointing.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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