Middle Eastern countries

Women camel jockeys race in Saudi Arabia, breaking a social barrier

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Women camel jockeys race in Saudi Arabia, breaking a social barrier

The camels at the start line growl and grunt before the gate goes up, then stretch out their long necks and gallop along the sandy track. “Yah! Yah! Yah!” shouts one camel owner from a car next to the racetrack in Taif, southwestern Saudi Arabia, banging on the car door to urge on animal and … Read more

Exclusive | Why minority languages are disappearing from some classrooms in Xinjiang but not Tibet

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Exclusive | Why minority languages are disappearing from some classrooms in Xinjiang but not Tibet

Barry Sautman is a professor emeritus at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology’s Division of Social Science and visiting professor at Tsinghua University. An expert on China’s ethnic minorities, particularly the Tibetan and Uygur communities, his research focuses on minority rights, cultural preservation and social change. This interview first appeared in SCMP Plus. … Read more