SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Women and Video Games

Source: Missiologically Thinking, December 9, 2015

Any young women in your church? Yes?

Any serious video gamers? Don’t know?

What if gaming was a way for them to connect with other women in Saudi Arabia? Maybe this is more likely than we think.

You need to read [an] NPR article and listen to the four-minute story about a gaming convention. It gives you a side of Saudi Arabia that few know about.

» Read full story. Also noteworthy, of course, is the news that Saudi Arabia has elected its first female politicians (Al Jazeera).

» You might also be interested in read about a Christian gaming company that has seen more than 16,000 people come to Christ through a partnership with the Billy Graham Association (Charisma Magazine).

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