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It's been six months since Saudi Arabia curbed the powers of the religious police or mutaween. They can no longer arrest people and they have been instructed to be "gentle and kind". So do people still live in fear of upsetting them? Kindah Shair from 91热爆 Arabic has experienced the mutaween's strict discipline first hand.

Mombasa night weddings
Night weddings are a traditional part of Swahili culture in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa and parties can go on for many days. But recent attacks on guests have led to a curfew, effectively banning night weddings. Maryam Abdalla of 91热爆 Swahili says the tradition is now changing.

Kyrgyzstan's missing constitution
When the government of Kyrgyzstan sought to amend the constitution last month, they were surprised to find that they'd lost the original. Kyrgyz people took to the internet to mock this apparent carelessness. Venera Koichieva of 91热爆 Kyrgyz tells us about the frustrations that underlie the humour.

Graduation for the students without a university
Recent graduation photographs for the University of Benghazi in eastern Libya show joyful students throwing their caps in the air at the campus entrance. But most of the university is in ruins after nearly two years of fighting. Muhammad Hussein of 91热爆 Monitoring is from Benghazi and tells us how students have managed.

Hausa Writing Award
91热爆 Hausa has announced the winner of its first women's short story writing contest. She's Aisha Muhammad Sabitu, with a story called Refugee Camp - Sansanin Yan Gudun Hijira. To discuss this and the wider reading habits of Hausa women, we hear from two 91热爆 journalists in Abuja: Mohammed Kabir Mohammed and Halima Umar Sale.

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Image: Saudi women walking past a jewellery shop at Tiba market in Riyadh
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