"When I first arrived in Saudi Arabia last August, I must admit I was a bit scared," writes video journalist Rania Sanjar, who is based in Riyadh.

"I’d heard and read so much about its treatment of women, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to work properly as a video journalist. I knew I would have to dress differently, wearing an abaya, but I wondered about how I would be received by people -- both on the street and in officialdom -- with my camera."