a good article on the changing state of Arab women

Much has been written about the social and political roles of Muslim, or in this case Arab women. In almost all cases, they are seen as being repressed by their society or government or immediate families. I don't necessarily disagree with some major critiques of the place for women within modern society but it certainly has changed a great deal in the last 10 years. Here's a great article on some changing views from the IHT. It is fairly well written and discusses both the new job mobility for some single women to travel and work and the trouble and resistance they face within their society for doing so.