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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. The video was posted on YouTube and Facebook.
Jun 16, 2017 · Manal al-Sharif, an activist for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, in Central Park during a tour for her new memoir. Nathan Bajar for The New York Times. By Somini Sengupta. June 16, 2017. OSLO...
14:15. May 2012. The attitudes that sparked Arab Spring. Dalia Mogahed. 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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Jan 11, 2013 · Manal Al-Sharif: a driving force for change | OHCHR. 13 January 2013. Manal Al-Sharif is a 33-year-old Saudi activist who inspired a campaign for women’s rights when she defied the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia and was imprisoned for nine days for driving her car.
Jun 8, 2017 · In 2011, Manal al-Sharif filming herself driving in a country where women are banned from getting behind the wheel. Driving, she says, is "a way to emancipate women. It gives them so much...
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Manal al-Sharif. Women’s rights activist. Home: manal-alsharif.com Twitter: @manal_alsharif. TED Speaker. Manal al-Sharif advocates for women’s right to drive, male guardianship annulment, and family protection in Saudi Arabia. Why you should listen.
Sep 29, 2017 · In the lead-up to the day, Manal al-Sharif became the face of the campaign after she spent 10 days in detention for posting a video of herself driving. Scores of women drove that day, but...
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