Arab women have a long history of participating in the region 's upheavals , Zainab Salbi says . Situation has deteriorated for many women in Mideast since Arab Spring , she says . Comment:
Arab women have a long history of participating in the region 's upheavals , Zainab Salbi says . Situation has deteriorated for many women in Mideast since Arab Spring , she says . How women treated offers useful barometer of where a society is heading , Salbi says .