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Building Choppers in Kuwait
Inside the Middle East meets chop shop owner Hussain Salmeen who builds and customizes bikes in Kuwait. Produced by CNN’s Jon Jensen in Kuwait City.
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Father of Saudi athlete says daughter called names for competing in Games
Saudi Arabia’s first female athlete called a ‘prostitute’ for competing in the Olympics, says the girl’s father.
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Faith vs. performance at the Olympics
Ramadan proves challenging for Muslim athletes and weightlifter Khadija Mohammad is torn about fasting during the games. Produced by Jon Jensen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; first aired on CNN International on August 2, 2012.
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Sailing for social change
Oman recently welcomed its first professional female sailors, achieving skills in strength, leadership and endurance.
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Jordan’s female boxers fight hijab ban
In Amman, Jordan, one female boxer refuses to step into the ring – unless she can fight wearing her headscarf.
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Saudi women slam dunk sports taboo
Meet an all-female basketball team in Saudi Arabia, a country where women are not allowed to play sports in public.
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The ‘king of Arabian instruments’
If you listen to Arabic music, chances are you will hear the historic sound of the oud guitar. But how long will it be around?
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Can jumping spiders kill in space? Student’s experiment set for orbit
Can spiders hunt in zero gravity? CNN’s Inside the Middle East traveled to Alexandria, Egypt, to hear what one student thinks.
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Qatar’s first female Olympians on target to make history
In the tiny state of Qatar, a 19-year-old rifle shooter looks to London to make history as one of her Gulf nation’s first female Olympians.
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Forget cappuccino, Dubai drinkers get a taste for camel-ccino
For centuries, Bedouins relied on camels for transportation. Today, camel milk has become a big commercial opportunity.
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Saudi comedians with a digital message
Saudi Arabian comedians are using YouTube and social media to poke fun at social issues.
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Saudi Arabian artists push art’s limits
In Saudi Arabia, a new breed of painters, sculptors, and writers are pushing the societal barriers in a conservative kingdom.