Trump’s Visit to the Saudi Women’s Gitmo is Counterproductive

By Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye - May 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

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US president took women rights activists worldwide by surprise and disappointed Saudi caged women | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

– by Abdirahman M. Dirye The US president Donald Trump visited the oil dynasty, while the world had high expectation to address the bitter reality of Saudi women who are chained to each other in the legs and hands in their dungeon houses. They spoke truth to power in front of the authoritarian Monarch Abdullah of…

About Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye

Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye is a Somaliland activist who is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is a Senior Editor at Democracy Chronicles and a member of Anti-Corruption International (ACI). Checkout the rest of our international team of authors as well. Together, they help cover free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States.

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