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Manal al-Sharif ( Arabic: منال الشريف; born 25 April 1979) is a Saudi women's rights activist who helped start a right to drive campaign in 2011. Wajeha al-Huwaider filmed al-Sharif driving a car as part of the campaign. [6]
Jun 16, 2017 · OSLO — Manal al-Sharif was 14 when she burned her brother’s Back Street Boys cassettes, then her mother’s fashion magazines. She gave up drawing human figures and reading her prized Agatha...
Jan 11, 2013 · Learn how Manal Al-Sharif, a Saudi activist, used social media to challenge the ban on women driving and inspire a movement for women's rights. Read about her experience, impact and hopes at the UN Social Forum in Geneva.
There's no actual law against women driving in Saudi Arabia. But it's forbidden. Two years ago, Manal al-Sharif decided to encourage women to drive by doing so -- and filming herself for YouTube. Hear her story of what happened next.
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There's no actual law against women driving in Saudi Arabia. But it's forbidden. Two years ago, Manal al-Sharif decided to encourage women to drive by doing so -- and filming herself for...
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Nov 9, 2017 · Manal al-Sharif is a women’s rights activist from Saudi Arabia who was imprisoned in 2011 for driving a car. She has been lauded by Foreign Policy, Time, Forbes, and the Oslo...
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Manal al-Sharif is a Saudi Arabian IT consultant who was arrested for driving a car and campaigning for women's rights. She gave a TED talk in 2013 about her experience and her fight for freedom and dignity.
