Women to study politics at national universities

The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Higher Education has told colleges to enrol female students in political science departments, reports Al Arabiya. Dr Sarhan al-Otaibi, a professor of political science at King Saud University in Riyadh, told Asharq newspaper that the university would be the first to open its doors to female students of political science beginning next year.

Otaibi recommended the granting of permission to women to study politics to the ministry, saying that “most students have shown a great eagerness to study this discipline [and] related subjects that eventually overlap with political science".

He added that nowadays the number of women interested in political science exceeded the number of men, so women should be allowed to utilise the political science department at King Saud University just like men, who were given the go-ahead years ago. He believes the timing is right for women to put theory into practice in political fields, especially at the ministerial level as well as in government bodies.
Full report on the Al Arabiya site