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An American woman named Bethany Vierra got a masters degree in Middle Eastern studies and a PhD in human rights, moved to Saudi Arabia, was shocked to discover that women didn’t have the same rights as men, and falsely claimed, “The problem here is not Islamic law” Bethany Vierra was born in Washington state.She got a master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies from the American University in Paris.Then she got a PhD in human rights at the National University of Ireland.With such an education, I would think that Vierra would be aware that women in Saudi Arabia didn’t have the same...

An American woman who divorced her Saudi businessman husband is now trapped in the country with their young daughter because of the Kingdom's restrictions on women. Bethany Vierra, who is originally from Washington state, has been living in Saudi Arabia since 2011 when she moved there to teach at a women's university, the New York Times reports. The now 31-year-old met her future husband there and they married in Portugal in 2013. They have a four-year-old daughter together.