Rania al-Baz's popularity as a TV news presenter was always an implicit threat to Saudi Arabia's repressive, male-dominated culture. But it wasn't until her husband beat her so badly he thought he had killed her - and she decided to publish the photos of her injuries - that she really shook Saudi society. She talks to Ed Vulliamy about what happened when she dared to challenge the culture of violence against women



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Wow, imagine the strength it must have taken her to come forward with this.

i applaud this woman for standing up to what others in saudi believe as normal.it is a shame that although they know the circumstances-he tried to kill her-people have made her feel as an outcast.it is more hard to believe that people still look at d.v. as a mans priviledge and these women suffer instead of speaking out.